Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “schultheize” come from?

schultheize (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic skuldihaitijō, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European skéltis, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “schultheize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansculdheizoarbiter
2Proto-West Germanicskuldihaitijōone who settles debts, a legal officer
3Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “schultheize”

  • Schultz
  • Schultz
  • Schultheiß
  • Szulc
  • sołtys
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