Where does “*skeitos” come from?

*skeitos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

*skeitos (Proto-Celtic): shield, protection

Definitions

  1. shield, protection

Ancestry of “*skeitos”, step by step

*skeitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
2Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Proto-Indo-European skeyt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “*skeitos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →