Where does “gylt” come from?

gylt (Old English) comes from Lithuanian gulti, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

gylt (Old English): guilt

Definitions

  1. guilt

Ancestry of “gylt”, step by step

gylt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian gulti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
2Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via Old Norse gyltr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegyltryoung sow (female pig)

Words derived from “gylt”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- →Every word from Lithuanian gulti →