Where does “skulan” come from?

skulan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skulaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

skulan (Proto-West Germanic): to owe, to be obliged

Definitions

  1. to owe, to be obliged

Ancestry of “skulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskulanąto owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skulan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skulaną →