Where does “skyldr” come from?

skyldr (Old Norse) 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.

skyldr (Old Norse): bound, obliged; due; pressing, urgent

Definitions

  1. bound, obliged; due; pressing, urgent

Ancestry of “skyldr”, 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 “skyldr”

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