Where does “kulturkrock” come from?

kulturkrock (Swedish) comes from Swedish kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

kulturkrock (Swedish): a clash of cultures, a culture clash (cultural differences causing problems in interactions between people)

Definitions

  1. a clash of cultures, a culture clash (cultural differences causing problems in interactions between people)

Ancestry of “kulturkrock”, step by step

kulturkrock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kultur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulturculture, cultivation; culture, spiritual...
2Latincultūracare, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry
3Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
4Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
6Latinquelo
7Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Swedish krock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrocka collision, a crash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō