Where does “Überschuldung” come from?

Überschuldung (German) comes from German überschulden, from German Schulden, 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.

Überschuldung (German): overindebtedness, excessive debt

Definitions

  1. overindebtedness, excessive debt

Ancestry of “Überschuldung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberschuldento overload with debt
2GermanSchuldendebt
3Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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