Where does “Mitschuld” come from?
Mitschuld (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.
Mitschuld (German): complicity
Definitions
- complicity
Ancestry of “Mitschuld”, step by step
Mitschuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schuld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 2 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via German mit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 2 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |