skjold
Norwegian
noun-n1
Definitions
- a shield (used as protection in battle)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse skjǫldr (shield) derived from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (shield) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)keit-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(s)keit- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)keyt- Proto-Indo-European
- våpen Norwegian Bokmål
- våpenskjold Norwegian Bokmål
- *skelduz Proto-Germanic
- sköld Swedish
- sköldpadda Swedish
- skjold Norwegian Nynorsk
- sċield Old English
- Eikinskjaldi Old Norse
- skjǫldr Old Norse
- skjold Danish
- skjaldbaka Icelandic
- skjaldberi Icelandic
- skjaldburkni Icelandic
- skjöldur Icelandic
- skjøldur Faroese
- 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *skeldu gmw-pro
- *skuldru gmw-pro
- skilt Old Dutch
- schilt Middle Low German
- skild Old Saxon
- skyld Western Frisian
- skiold Old Danish