Where does “beskyldning” come from?
beskyldning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål beskylde, from German beschuldigen, from German schuldig, from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
beskyldning (Norwegian Bokmål): an accusation
Definitions
- an accusation
Ancestry of “beskyldning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | beskylde | to accuse |
| 2 | German | beschuldigen | to accuse, to blame |
| 3 | German | schuldig | guilty, culpable, in debt |
| 4 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 5 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 6 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |