Where does “höginkomsttagare” come from?

höginkomsttagare (Swedish) comes from Swedish hög, from Old Swedish høgher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

höginkomsttagare (Swedish): high-income earner

Definitions

  1. high-income earner

Ancestry of “höginkomsttagare”, step by step

höginkomsttagare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöghigh; which reaches a great distance from the...
2Old Swedishhøgherhigh; hill, barrow
3Old Norsehugrthought
4Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Swedish tagare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtagarea taker
2Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
3Old Swedish-area suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria
4Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Swedish inkomst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinkomstincome; money one earns by working or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic hugiz