Where does “bytesbalans” come from?

bytesbalans (Swedish) comes from Swedish byte, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

bytesbalans (Swedish): current account

Definitions

  1. current account

Ancestry of “bytesbalans”, step by step

bytesbalans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish byte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbytetrading, exchange, change; catch, plunder, loot;...
2EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
3EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
4Middle Englishbitento bite
5Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Swedish balans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbalansbalance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-