Where does “hundskatt” come from?

hundskatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundskatt (Swedish): a dog license, a tax or fee to be paid for...

Definitions

  1. a dog license, a tax or fee to be paid for...

Ancestry of “hundskatt”, step by step

hundskatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhunda dog; a hound
2Old Swedishhunderdog
3Old Norsehundra dog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

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 ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →