Where does “gegenbeschuldigen” come from?

gegenbeschuldigen (German) comes from German Gegenbeschuldigung, from German Beschuldigung, from German beschuldigen, from German schuldig, from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

gegenbeschuldigen (German): to recriminate

Definitions

  1. to recriminate

Ancestry of “gegenbeschuldigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGegenbeschuldigungrecrimination
2GermanBeschuldigungaccusation, allegation, charge
3Germanbeschuldigento accuse, to blame
4Germanschuldigguilty, culpable, in debt
5GermanSchulddebt; fault; guilt
6Middle High Germanschult—
7Old High Germansculddebt
8Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
9Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →