Where does “penningtvätt” come from?

penningtvätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvätt, from Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

penningtvätt (Swedish): money laundering

Definitions

  1. money laundering

Ancestry of “penningtvätt”, step by step

penningtvätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvättlaundry; a wash
2Old Norseþváttrthe act of washing, laundry, washing
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish penning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
2Old Norsepenningr—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “penningtvätt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz →