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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | finanz | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |