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Where does “scildtruma” come from?

scildtruma (Old English) comes from Old English sċyld, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, 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 “scildtruma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċyldguilt, sin, crime, offence, fault, debt, due,...
2Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
3Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “scildtruma”

  • shelter
  • shelterless
  • shelterwood
  • shelterbelt
  • shelterin
  • shelterer
  • sheltery
  • enshelter
  • shelterbelted
  • sheltermate
  • sheltron
  • sheltersome
  • シェルター
  • sheldtrume
  • sheltron
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