Where does “gilty” come from?

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

gilty (Middle English): guilty

Definitions

  1. guilty

Ancestry of “gilty”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gilty”

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