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"You should feel guilty": Etymological redundancy

"The German words for "guilt" and "debt" are the same, Schulden...."

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Martin Seeger @Masek

@dredmorbius That was logical as the guilty party owed Wergeld (english Weregild). Guilt resulted in debt. If you could or would not pay, a blood feud was the result.

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