Where does “Ehesteuer” come from?
Ehesteuer (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ehesteuer (German): dowry
Definitions
- dowry
Ancestry of “Ehesteuer”, step by step
Ehesteuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Steuer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steuer | tax |
| 2 | Middle High German | stiur | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German ehe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ehe | before, ere; rather than |
| 2 | Middle High German | ēwe | law |
| 3 | Old High German | ēwa | eternity; law, marriage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |