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