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
Ancestry of “skattebetaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skatt | tax; treasure, massive collection of wealth;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skattr | wealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skattaz | cattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skatn- | — |