Where does “gilt” come from?

gilt (Middle English) comes from Old English gylt, from Lithuanian gulti, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

Ancestry of “gilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgyltguilt
2Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
3Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

Words derived from “gilt”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- →Every word from Lithuanian gulti →Every word from Old English gylt →