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Where does “Skeeld” come from?

Skeeld (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skeld, 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.

Skeeld (Saterland Frisian): fault; blame; guilt

Definitions

  1. fault; blame; guilt

Ancestry of “Skeeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskeldshield; guilt
2Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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