Where does “skattbar” come from?

skattbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

skattbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): taxable

Definitions

  1. taxable

Ancestry of “skattbar”, step by step

skattbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbara bar; bar; the needles of the conifers, twigs...
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Norwegian Nynorsk skatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskatttax; 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 bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją
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