Where does “umschulden” come from?

umschulden (German) comes from German um, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

umschulden (German): to convert debts

Definitions

  1. to convert debts

Ancestry of “umschulden”, step by step

umschulden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German um

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumabout; around; at, by
2Middle High Germanümbe—
3Old High Germanumbiaround
4Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Schulden

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

Words derived from “umschulden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →