Where does “onschuldig” come from?
onschuldig (Dutch) comes from Dutch schuldig, from Middle Dutch schuldich, from German schuldig, from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
onschuldig (Dutch): Innocent
Definitions
- Innocent
Ancestry of “onschuldig”, step by step
onschuldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schuldig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schuldig | guilty |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schuldich | — |
| 3 | German | schuldig | guilty, culpable, in debt |
| 4 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 5 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 6 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |