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.
Ancestry of “giltines”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | gilty | — |
| 2 | Old English | gyltiġ | offending, guilty |
| 3 | Old English | gylt | guilt |
| 4 | Lithuanian | gulti | lie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop |
| 5 | Proto-Kartvelian | gwel- | snake |