English
kultur
Kultur comes from German Kultur ‘culture’, from Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to move, to turn (around), to revolve around,…’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to move, to turn (around), to revolve around, and therefore to sojourn, to dwell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to till, cultivate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKultur‘culture’
- Englishtodaykultur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to move, to turn (around), to revolve around, and therefore to sojourn, to dwell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to till, cultivate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKultur‘culture’
- Englishtodaykultur
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kʷelō ‘to inhabit’
cultivation, cultivate, aquaculture, subculture, monoculture, 64 more
through Latin colō ‘to till, cultivate’
colony, agriculture, cult, coulee, 71 more
through Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’
Today it means
noun German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / kultur