שילד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, scild, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt-, *(s)keyd-, *keyt- (“shield, cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪɫd/

Noun

שילד • (shild) m or f, plural שילדן (shildn)

1. shield
2. sign