Where does “Finanzamt” come from?
Finanzamt (German) comes from German finanz, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
Finanzamt (German): tax office, tax authority, revenue office,...
Definitions
- tax office, tax authority, revenue office,...
Ancestry of “Finanzamt”, step by step
Finanzamt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German finanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | finanz | finance |
| 2 | French | finance | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via German amt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | amt | agency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns |
| 2 | Middle High German | ambahte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ambahti | position, office |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 5 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |