Where does “Einkommensteuer” come from?

Einkommensteuer (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.

Einkommensteuer (German): income tax

Definitions

  1. income tax

Ancestry of “Einkommensteuer”, step by step

Einkommensteuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Steuer

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

via German einkommen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkommento earn; to come in; to come to mind
2Germankommento come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to...
3Middle High Germanquemento come
4Old High Germankwemanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti