Where does “uskuldig” come from?

uskuldig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skuldig, from Dutch schuldig, from Middle Dutch schuldich, from German schuldig, from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

uskuldig (Norwegian Nynorsk): innocent

Definitions

  1. innocent

Ancestry of “uskuldig”, step by step

uskuldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skuldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskuldigguilty
2Dutchschuldigguilty
3Middle Dutchschuldich
4Germanschuldigguilty, culpable, in debt
5GermanSchulddebt; fault; guilt
6Middle High Germanschult
7Old High Germansculddebt
8Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
9Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis
11Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis