Where does “Schulden” come from?

Schulden (German) comes 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.

Schulden (German): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “Schulden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Schulden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →