Where does “Übergewinnsteuer” come from?

Übergewinnsteuer (German) comes from German Gewinnsteuer, from German Steuer, from Middle High German stiur, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Übergewinnsteuer (German): excess profits tax, windfall tax

Definitions

  1. excess profits tax, windfall tax

Ancestry of “Übergewinnsteuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnsteuerincome tax
2GermanSteuertax
3Middle High Germanstiur
4Middle Low Germanstǖr
5Proto-Germanicstiuriją
6Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti