From OE 'gyltig' (liable, sinful), from 'gylt' — a word with no clear cognates outside English, an etymological mystery.
Responsible for a specified wrongdoing; having been found to have committed a crime or offence by a court of law.
From Old English 'gyltig' (liable to pay a fine, offending, sinful), derived from 'gylt' (guilt, sin, crime, fault) plus the adjectival suffix '-ig' (equivalent to modern '-y'). The origin of 'gylt' is uncertain — it has no clear cognates in other Germanic languages, making it one of English's etymological mysteries. Some scholars have proposed