English
Shildon
Shildon comes from Old English sċield ‘shield’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to split’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kelH-‘to split’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skelduz‘shield’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sċieldas sceld‘shield’
- EnglishtodayShildon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kelH-‘to split’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skelduz‘shield’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sċieldas sceld‘shield’
- EnglishtodayShildon
The story
Thought to be from Old English sceld.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to split’
half, skill, shell, skull, shale, halter, shoal, shilling, halve, schilling, schelling, shelve, hapa, 14 more
through Proto-Germanic *skelduz ‘shield’
Today it means
name A town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2326).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- / Shildon