Where does “entschulden” come from?

entschulden (German) comes from German Schulden, 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.

entschulden (German): to remove a debt

Definitions

  1. to remove a debt

Ancestry of “entschulden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuldendebt
2Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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