Where does “gulty” come from?

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

gulty (Middle English): guilty

Definitions

  1. guilty

Ancestry of “gulty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgyltiġoffending, guilty
2Old Englishgyltguilt
3Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
4Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- →Every word from Lithuanian gulti →Every word from Old English gylt →