Where does “guilt trip” come from?

guilt trip (English) comes from English guilt, from Middle English gilt, from Old English gylt, from Lithuanian gulti, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

guilt trip (English): A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time

Definitions

  1. A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time

Ancestry of “guilt trip”, step by step

guilt trip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguiltResponsibility for wrongdoing; The state of...
2Middle Englishgilt
3Old Englishgyltguilt
4Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
5Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via English trip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtripa journey; an excursion or jaunt; a stumble or...
2Middle EnglishtrippenTo walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;...
3Old Frenchtriperto hop or dance around, strike with the feet
4GermanTrippergonorrhea, clap

Words derived from “guilt trip

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel-