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Schild.

sign, plate (flat surface bearing information)

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɪlt/

  1. sign, plate (flat surface bearing information)

    neuter · strong
    Was steht dahinten auf dem Schild?

  2. label, tag (piece of paper etc. on a product)

    also · diminutive · neuter · often · strong
    Du musst noch das Schild an deinem neuen Hemd abschneiden.

  3. alternative form of Schild (“shield, protector”, noun 2 below)

    alt-of · alternative · informal · neuter · nonstandard · strong
    Mittelalterliche Schilde(r) waren oft sehr schwer.
    Die Stasi begriff sich als (das) Schild und Schwert der Partei.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schilt m (“shield”) (genitive schiltes or schildes), from Old High German skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold. The -ld- is due to sporadic revoicing, reinforced by unshifted forms in Central and Low German (cf. dulden, Geld etc.). The neuter gender spread southward from Middle Low German schilt. It established itself in general Standard German for the derived sense “sign”, but not for the traditional sense “shield”.

name/ʃɪlt/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schilt m (“shield”) (genitive schiltes or schildes), from Old High German skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold. The -ld- is due to sporadic revoicing, reinforced by unshifted forms in Central and Low German (cf. dulden, Geld etc.). The neuter gender spread southward from Middle Low German schilt. It established itself in general Standard German for the derived sense “sign”, but not for the traditional sense “shield”.

noun/ʃɪlt/

  1. shield, buckler (defensive weapon)

    masculine · strong
    Mittelalterliche Schilde waren oft sehr schwer.

  2. protection, protector

    figuratively · masculine · strong
    Die Stasi begriff sich als Schild und Schwert der Partei.

  3. shield

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schilt m (“shield”) (genitive schiltes or schildes), from Old High German skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold. The -ld- is due to sporadic revoicing, reinforced by unshifted forms in Central and Low German (cf. dulden, Geld etc.). The neuter gender spread southward from Middle Low German schilt. It established itself in general Standard German for the derived sense “sign”, but not for the traditional sense “shield”.

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