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Where does “skult” come from?

skult (Old Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “skult”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skult”

  • schult
  • onschult
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