Where does “schult” come from?

schult (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skult, 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.

schult (Middle Dutch): duty; debt; fault, crime

Definitions

  1. duty; debt; fault, crime

Ancestry of “schult”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskult—
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 “schult”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →