Where does “skatteyder” come from?

skatteyder (Danish) comes from Danish skat, from Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

skatteyder (Danish): taxpayer

Definitions

  1. taxpayer

Ancestry of “skatteyder”, step by step

skatteyder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskattreasure
2Old Norseskattrwealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin
3Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

via Danish yde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydesupply; yield; give
2Old Norseýta—
3Proto-Germanic*ūtijanąto push away, to expel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →