Where does “källskatt” come from?
källskatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish källa, from Old Swedish kalla, from Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic kalzōną, from Proto-Germanic kalzaz, from Proto-Indo-European gols-, from Proto-Indo-European gels- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.
källskatt (Swedish): withholding tax
Ancestry of “källskatt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 3 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |