Where does “urskulda” come from?

urskulda (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

urskulda (Swedish): to try to free from or lessen culpability (by making excuses for), to defend

Definitions

  1. to try to free from or lessen culpability (by making excuses for), to defend

Ancestry of “urskulda”, step by step

urskulda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishurout of, from; a watch, usually mechanical
2Germanuhrhours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period
3Middle High Germanūre—
4Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
5Latinhōrahour
6Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
7Proto-Hellenic*worā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish skuld

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →