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Where does “skattr” come from?

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

skattr (Old Norse): wealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin

Definitions

  1. wealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin

Ancestry of “skattr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

Words derived from “skattr”

  • scat
  • scatty
  • scattiness
  • scattily
  • Japscat
  • skatt
  • scatporn
  • verorästi
  • rästi
  • restskatt
  • skattkammare
  • skatteutskott
  • kvarskatt
  • skatteindrivare
  • preliminärskatt
  • källskatt
  • hundskatt
  • skatteverk
  • skattetröskel
  • skatt
  • skatteparadis
  • skattelette
  • inntektsskatt
  • skattejakt
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