Where does “schat” come from?

schat (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

schat (Middle English): Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth;...

Definitions

  1. Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth;...

Ancestry of “schat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeatttreasure, money, wealth
2Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

Words derived from “schat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old English sċeatt →