Where does “medskyldig” come from?

medskyldig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skyldig, from Norwegian Bokmål skyld, from Old Norse skuld, 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.

medskyldig (Norwegian Bokmål): accomplice

Definitions

  1. accomplice

Ancestry of “medskyldig”, step by step

medskyldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skyldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskyldigguilty
2Norwegian Bokmålskyldblame; fault; guilt
3Old Norseskulddebt, obligation
4Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Norwegian Bokmål med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedwith; by; of
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →