Where does “schat” come from?
schat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.
schat (Middle Dutch): money; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
Definitions
- money; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
Ancestry of “schat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skat | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skatt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skattaz | cattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skatn- | — |
Words derived from “schat”