Where does “betalningsbalans” come from?

betalningsbalans (Swedish) comes from Swedish betalning, from Swedish betala, from Old Swedish betala, from Middle Low German betalen.

betalningsbalans (Swedish): balance of payments

Definitions

  1. balance of payments

Ancestry of “betalningsbalans”, step by step

betalningsbalans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish betalning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbetalninga payment
2Swedishbetalato pay; to give money in exchange for goods or...
3Old Swedishbetala—
4Middle Low Germanbetalen—

via Swedish balans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbalansbalance
Every word from Middle Low German betalen →Every word from Old Swedish betala →Every word from Swedish betala →