Where does “Alleinschuld” come from?

Alleinschuld (German) comes from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, 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.

Alleinschuld (German): sole guilt

Definitions

  1. sole guilt

Ancestry of “Alleinschuld”, step by step

Alleinschuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchulddebt; fault; guilt
2Middle High Germanschult—
3Old High Germansculddebt
4Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
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 German allein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalleinalone; only
2Middle High Germanal-ein—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →