Where does “söluskattur” come from?

söluskattur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skattur, from Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

söluskattur (Icelandic): sales tax

Definitions

  1. sales tax

Ancestry of “söluskattur”, step by step

söluskattur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skattur

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

via Icelandic sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsalasale
2Old Norsesalasale
3Proto-Germanicsalōa handing over, delivery, surrender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →