Where does “Schuldopfer” come from?

Schuldopfer (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.

Schuldopfer (German): guilt offering

Definitions

  1. guilt offering

Ancestry of “Schuldopfer”, step by step

Schuldopfer 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 Opfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
2Middle High Germanopfer
3Old High Germanophar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis
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