Where does “skattebetaler” come from?

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

skattebetaler (Norwegian Bokmål): a taxpayer

Definitions

  1. a taxpayer

Ancestry of “skattebetaler”, step by step

skattebetaler 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 betaler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetalera payer; present of betale
2Norwegian Bokmålbetaleto pay
3Middle Low Germanbetalen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old Norse skattr →