The term has multiple possible origins, but that isn’t one:
By 17 November, Charles was out of power, though the exact course of events is unknown. Aside from rebuking his faithlessness, he did little to prevent Arnulf’s move—he had recently been ill again—but assured that Bernard was entrusted to his care and possibly Louis too. He asked for a few estates in Swabia on which to live out his days and thus received Naudingen (Donaueschingen). There he died six weeks later, on 13 January 888. (Wikipedia)
I was once told by a fellow History teacher who leaned quite far to the right of me that I was “envious” and that “anybody can achieve such wealth” here. The poor man had no response when I asked, “why would one would wish to die with the most tokens?” It is still quite beyond me.
Scapegoating is as old as humankind. History sighs, repeats itself.