Where does “skatteverk” come from?
skatteverk (Swedish) comes from Swedish verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
skatteverk (Swedish): a tax authority, an internal revenue service
Definitions
- a tax authority, an internal revenue service
Ancestry of “skatteverk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | verk | a work; something which has been accomplished; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | verk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |