Where does “onschëlleg” come from?

onschëlleg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish schëlleg, from Middle High German schuldec, from Old High German sculdig.

onschëlleg (Luxembourgish): innocent

Definitions

  1. innocent

Ancestry of “onschëlleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishschëllegguilty
2Middle High Germanschuldec—
3Old High Germansculdig—
Every word from Old High German sculdig →Every word from Middle High German schuldec →Every word from Luxembourgish schëlleg →