Where does “skeldu” come from?
skeldu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.
skeldu (Proto-West Germanic): shield
Ancestry of “skeldu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |
Words derived from “skeldu”