Where does “förmögenhetsskatt” come from?

förmögenhetsskatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish förmögenhet, from Swedish het, from Old Swedish hēter, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

förmögenhetsskatt (Swedish): wealth tax annual tax on assets

Definitions

  1. wealth tax annual tax on assets

Ancestry of “förmögenhetsskatt”, step by step

förmögenhetsskatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förmögenhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförmögenhetwealth, fortune; a fortune; a capability
2Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
3Old Swedishhēterhot
4Old Norseheitrhot
5Proto-Germanichaitazhot
6Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Swedish skatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskatttax; treasure; something of great value
2Old Norseskattrwealth, treaure, tax, tribute, coin
3Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy-Every word from Proto-Germanic haitazEvery word from Old Norse heitr