scat

English

/skæt/

noun
Definitions
  • A tax; tribute.
  • (UK) A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scet inherited from Old English sceatt (a coin, price, twentieth part of a shilling, a tithe, denarius, rent, owndom, property, wealth, gift, payment, bribe, tribute, money, reward, a piece of money, goods, tax, treasure) derived from Old Norse skattr (coin, tribute, treaure, tax, wealth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (cattle, treasure, wealth, money, hoard, goods, owndom, geld, kine) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skatn-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skatn-

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