Where does “virðisaukaskattur” come from?

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

virðisaukaskattur (Icelandic): VAT, value-added tax

Definitions

  1. VAT, value-added tax

Ancestry of “virðisaukaskattur”, step by step

virðisaukaskattur 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

Words derived from “virðisaukaskattur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →