Where does “skeld” come from?

skeld (Old Frisian) 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.

skeld (Old Frisian): shield; guilt

Definitions

  1. shield; guilt

Ancestry of “skeld”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skeld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →