Where does “skuldlös” come from?

skuldlös (Swedish) comes from Swedish skuld, from Old Norse skuld, 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.

skuldlös (Swedish): debtless

Definitions

  1. debtless

Ancestry of “skuldlös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskulddebt; guilt
2Old Norseskulddebt, obligation
3Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “skuldlös”

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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