Where does “skattevesen” come from?

skattevesen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vesen, from Low German wesen, from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

skattevesen (Norwegian Bokmål): tax authorities

Definitions

  1. tax authorities

Ancestry of “skattevesen”, step by step

skattevesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvesena being, creature; nature, disposition; board,...
2Low GermanwesenTo be, to exist
3Middle Low Germanwēsento be
4Old Saxonwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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