Where does “skyld” come from?
skyld (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
skyld (Norwegian Bokmål): blame; fault; guilt
Ancestry of “skyld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skuld | debt, obligation |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “skyld”