Where does “שילד” come from?

שילד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

שילד (Yiddish): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “שילד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschilt—
2Old High Germanscilt—
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →