Where does “skyldpod” come from?

skyldpod (West Frisian) comes from Dutch schildpad, from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.

skyldpod (West Frisian): turtle, tortoise

Definitions

  1. turtle, tortoise

Ancestry of “skyldpod”, step by step

skyldpod traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schildpad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschildpadtortoise, turtle; reptile of the order...
2Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
3Middle Dutchpat
4Old Dutchpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via West Frisian skyld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianskyldshield

via West Frisian podde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianpoddetoad
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