Where does “Schuldkult” come from?

Schuldkult (German) comes from German Schuld, from Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, 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.

Schuldkult (German): Erinnerungskultur}} seen as a burden that needs to be overcome (through revisionism)

Definitions

  1. Erinnerungskultur}} seen as a burden that needs to be overcome (through revisionism)

Ancestry of “Schuldkult”, step by step

Schuldkult traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchulddebt; fault; guilt
2Middle High Germanschult
3Old High Germansculddebt
4Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
5Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via German Kult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKultcult
2Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
3Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
5Latinquelo
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skéltis