Where does “sköldkörtel” come from?

sköldkörtel (Swedish) comes from Swedish sköld, from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

sköldkörtel (Swedish): thyroid; the thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. thyroid; the thyroid gland

Ancestry of “sköldkörtel”, step by step

sköldkörtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sköld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskölda shield
2Old Norseskjǫldra shield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Swedish körtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkörtelgland; an organ that synthesizes a substance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →