Where does “schild” come from?
schild (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.
Ancestry of “schild”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schilt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scilt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skeldu | shield |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |