Where does “skuldlaus” come from?

skuldlaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skuld, from Old Norse skuld, 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.

skuldlaus (Icelandic): debt-free, not in debt

Definitions

  1. debt-free, not in debt

Ancestry of “skuldlaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskulda debt; liabilities; guilt
2Old Norseskulddebt, obligation
3Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-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 →