Where does “virðisauka” come from?

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

virðisauka (Icelandic): of value added, of added value

Definitions

  1. of value added, of added value

Ancestry of “virðisauka”, step by step

virðisauka 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 virðisauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvirðisaukivalue added, added value
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →