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
Ancestry of “gegenbeschuldigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gegenbeschuldigung | recrimination |
| 2 | German | Beschuldigung | accusation, allegation, charge |
| 3 | German | beschuldigen | to accuse, to blame |
| 4 | German | schuldig | guilty, culpable, in debt |
| 5 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 6 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 7 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |