Where does “skyddspengar” come from?

skyddspengar (Swedish) comes from Swedish skydd, from Swedish skydda, from Swedish beskydda — to protect.

skyddspengar (Swedish): protection money

Definitions

  1. protection money

Ancestry of “skyddspengar”, step by step

skyddspengar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskydda protection; something that covers or protects;...
2Swedishskyddaprotect
3Swedishbeskyddato protect

via Swedish pengar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpengarmoney
Every word from Swedish beskydda →Every word from Swedish skydda →Every word from Swedish skydd →