Where does “beskyddarpengar” come from?

beskyddarpengar (Swedish) comes from Swedish beskydda — to protect.

beskyddarpengar (Swedish): protection money

Definitions

  1. protection money

Ancestry of “beskyddarpengar”, step by step

beskyddarpengar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish beskydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbeskyddato protect

via Swedish pengar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpengarmoney
Every word from Swedish beskydda