Where does “skatteflyktning” come from?
skatteflyktning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flyktning, from German Flüchtling, from German Flucht, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
skatteflyktning (Norwegian Nynorsk): person who emigrates due to dissatisfaction with...
Definitions
- person who emigrates due to dissatisfaction with...
Ancestry of “skatteflyktning”, step by step
skatteflyktning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk flyktning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flyktning | refugee |
| 2 | German | Flüchtling | fugitive; refugee; escapee |
| 3 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |