Where does “skyldra” come from?
skyldra (Swedish) comes from German schildern, from Dutch schilderen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
skyldra (Swedish): to present arms, to put (a rifle) to one's shoulder
Definitions
- to present arms, to put (a rifle) to one's shoulder
Ancestry of “skyldra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schildern | to depict, narrate |
| 2 | Dutch | schilderen | to paint |
| 3 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |