Where does “hoofddoekjesbelasting” come from?

hoofddoekjesbelasting (Dutch) comes from Dutch belasting, from Middle Dutch belastinge — burden, accusation.

hoofddoekjesbelasting (Dutch): tax on headscarves

Definitions

  1. tax on headscarves

Ancestry of “hoofddoekjesbelasting”, step by step

hoofddoekjesbelasting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch belasting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelastingstrain, burden, load; tax, levy by public...
2Middle Dutchbelastingeburden, accusation

via Dutch hoofddoekje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoofddoekje
Every word from Middle Dutch belastinge →Every word from Dutch belasting →