Where does “skat” come from?

skat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

skat (Afrikaans): treasure; honey, darling, sweet person; to...

Definitions

treasure; honey, darling, sweet person; to...

Ancestry of “skat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	schat	treasure; honey, darling, sweet person
2	Middle Dutch	schat	money; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
3	Old Dutch	skat	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*skatt	treasure
5	Proto-Germanic	skattaz	cattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	skatn-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skatt →