Etymology of the English word debt
the English word
debtderived from the Old French word
dettederived from the Latin word
debitaderived from the Latin word
debitum (debt, what is owed; due)
derived from the Latin word
debere (owe; be indebted, responsible for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghabh-Date
The earliest known usage of debt in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
