Where does “Abschöpfung” come from?
Abschöpfung (German) comes from German abschöpfen, from German schöpfen, from Middle High German schepfen, from Old High German scephen, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Abschöpfung (German): levy, import or export tax
Definitions
- levy, import or export tax
Ancestry of “Abschöpfung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abschöpfen | to skim to remove the top layer of a liquid, usually grease or foam |
| 2 | German | schöpfen | to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket |
| 3 | Middle High German | schepfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scephen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |