Where does “Schuldumkehr” come from?

Schuldumkehr (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.

Schuldumkehr (German): reversal of guilt, victim-blaming

Definitions

  1. reversal of guilt, victim-blaming

Ancestry of “Schuldumkehr”, step by step

Schuldumkehr 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 Umkehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmkehrreversal
2Germanumkehrento turn around
3Middle High Germanummekēren—
4Old High Germanumbikēren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →