Where does “þurhscyldig” come from?
þurhscyldig (Old English) comes from Old English sċyldiġ, 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 — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
þurhscyldig (Old English): very guilty
Definitions
- very guilty
Ancestry of “þurhscyldig”, step by step
þurhscyldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sċyldiġ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċyldiġ | guilty (+ genitive or instrumental of a crime or offense) |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skuldig | guilty |
| 3 | Dutch | schuldig | guilty |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schuldich | — |
| 5 | German | schuldig | guilty, culpable, in debt |
| 6 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 7 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 8 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |