Where does “gyltiġ” come from?

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

gyltiġ (Old English): offending, guilty

Definitions

  1. offending, guilty

Ancestry of “gyltiġ”, step by step

gyltiġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgyltguilt
2Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
3Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via Old English īġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīġ
2Proto-Berber*aβəɣ

Words derived from “gyltiġ

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel-Every word from Lithuanian gultiEvery word from Old English gylt