Where does “betalingsbalanse” come from?

betalingsbalanse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål balanse, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

betalingsbalanse (Norwegian Bokmål): balance of payments

Definitions

balance of payments

Ancestry of “betalingsbalanse”, step by step

betalingsbalanse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål balanse

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	balanse	a balance; a balance sheet
2	Latin	bilanx	having two scales; a balance with two scalepans
3	Latin	bi-	having two parts; occurring twice
4	Ancient Greek	κύκλος	circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷékʷlos	wheel; circle
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

via Norwegian Bokmål betaling

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	betaling	a payment
2	Norwegian Bokmål	-ing	Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3	Old Norse	-ing	Forms gerund nouns from verbs
4	Proto-Germanic	-ingō	-ing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →