Where does “Gegenbeschuldigung” come from?
Gegenbeschuldigung (German) comes from German Beschuldigung, from German beschuldigen, 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.
Gegenbeschuldigung (German): recrimination
Definitions
- recrimination
Ancestry of “Gegenbeschuldigung”, step by step
Gegenbeschuldigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beschuldigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschuldigung | accusation, allegation, charge |
| 2 | German | beschuldigen | to accuse, to blame |
| 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 |