Etymology

sheltie

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Today it means: A Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony. Full definition →

Old Norse Hjalti
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromHjalti“Shetlander”
  2. English todaySheltie

Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.