Where does “uskyldighed” come from?

uskyldighed (Danish) comes from Danish uskyldig, from Danish skyldig, from Old Norse skyldugr, from Old Norse skyldr, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European skéltis, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

uskyldighed (Danish): innocence, unguilt

Definitions

  1. innocence, unguilt

Ancestry of “uskyldighed”, step by step

uskyldighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish uskyldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishuskyldiginnocent
2Danishskyldigguilty; owed; due
3Old Norseskyldugr—
4Old Norseskyldrbound, obliged; due; pressing, urgent
5Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →