Where does “Schild” come from?

Schild (Portuguese) comes from German schild, 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
2Middle High Germanschilt
3Old High Germanscilt
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu
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