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Where does “skylt” come from?

skylt (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skylt (Swedish): a sign; a clearly visible object bearing a short...

Definitions

  1. a sign; a clearly visible object bearing a short...

Ancestry of “skylt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschilt—
2Old Saxonskildshield
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skylt”

  • katukyltti
  • kyltti
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