Where does “Schuldherr” come from?

Schuldherr (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.

Schuldherr (German): creditor

Definitions

  1. creditor

Ancestry of “Schuldherr”, step by step

Schuldherr 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 herr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherr—
2Middle High Germanherremaster, lord
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →