Where does “giltines” come from?

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

giltines (Middle English): guiltiness

Definitions

  1. guiltiness

Ancestry of “giltines”, step by step

giltines traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English gilty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgiltyguilty
2Old Englishgyltiġoffending, guilty
3Old Englishgyltguilt
4Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
5Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via Middle English nesse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnesse
2Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “giltines

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel-Every word from Lithuanian gultiEvery word from Old English gylt