Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skelduz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *skelH-tús, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskel.duz/

Noun

*skelduz m

shield

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *skelduz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skelduz	*skildiwiz
vocative	*skeldu	*skildiwiz
accusative	*skeldų	*skeldunz
genitive	*skeldauz	*skildiwǫ̂
dative	*skildiwi	*skeldumaz
instrumental	*skeldū	*skeldumiz

Derived terms

*skelduburgz
*skildijaną

Related terms

*skiljaną

Descendants

Old English: sċield, sċeld, sċild, sċyld
- Middle English: scheld, sheld, shild, shelde
  - Scots: scheld, scheild
  - English: shield
Old Frisian: skeld, skild
- North Frisian: skilt
- Saterland Frisian: Skild, Schild
- West Frisian: skyld
Old Saxon: skild
- Middle Low German: schilt
  - German Low German: Schild
  - Plautdietsch: Schilt
Old Dutch: skilt
- Middle Dutch: schilt
  - Dutch: schild
    - Afrikaans: skild
  - Limburgish: sjèldj, sjildj
Old High German: skild, skilt
- Middle High German: schilt
  - German: Schild
    - → Esperanto: ŝildo
      - → Ido: shildo
  - Luxembourgish: Schëld
  - Yiddish: שילד‎ (shild)
Old Norse: skjǫldr
- Icelandic: skjöldur
- Faroese: skjøldur
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: skjold
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: skjold
- Old Swedish: skiolder, skiølder
  - Swedish: sköld
- Old Danish: skiold
  - Danish: skjold
- Elfdalian: stjöld
- Gutnish: skiåld
Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skildus)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill

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