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Where does “Schuldschein” come from?

Schuldschein (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.

Schuldschein (German): A security similar to a bond in which a private...

Definitions

  1. A security similar to a bond in which a private...

Ancestry of “Schuldschein”, step by step

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-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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