Where does “eiendomsskatt” come from?

eiendomsskatt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skatt, from Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

eiendomsskatt (Norwegian Bokmål): (municipal) property tax

Definitions

  1. (municipal) property tax

Ancestry of “eiendomsskatt”, step by step

eiendomsskatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskatttax; treasure, massive collection of wealth;...
2Old Norseskattrwealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin
3Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

via Norwegian Bokmål eiendom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleiendoma property; property
2Middle Low Germaneigendom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →