Where does “coulpe” come from?

coulpe (French) comes from Middle French coulpe, from Old French coupe, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

coulpe (French): guilt

Definitions

  1. guilt

Ancestry of “coulpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcoulpefault; responsibility
2Old Frenchcoupe—
3Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
4Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “coulpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ →