Where does “medskyldig” come from?

medskyldig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skyldig, from Norwegian Nynorsk -ig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.

medskyldig (Norwegian Nynorsk): accomplice

Definitions

  1. accomplice

Ancestry of “medskyldig”, step by step

medskyldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skyldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskyldigguilty
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4German-jährigyears old; years lasting
5GermanJahryear
6Middle High Germanjāryear
7Old High Germanjāryear
8Proto-West Germanicjāryear
9Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Norwegian Nynorsk med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmedwith; by; of
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →