Where does “Schultbewiess” come from?

Schultbewiess (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schult, from Middle Low German schult, from Old Saxon skuld, 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.

Schultbewiess (Plautdietsch): promissory note, IOU

Definitions

  1. promissory note, IOU

Ancestry of “Schultbewiess”, step by step

Schultbewiess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Schult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchultguilt, blame
2Middle Low Germanschult—
3Old Saxonskuld—
4Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
5Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Plautdietsch Bewiess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBewiessproof, evidence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis →