Where does “skyldur” come from?

skyldur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skyldr, 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.

skyldur (Icelandic): related, allied to, kin; cognate

Definitions

  1. related, allied to, kin; cognate

Ancestry of “skyldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskyldrbound, obliged; due; pressing, urgent
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →