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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →
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