Where does “Gewinnsteuer” come from?

Gewinnsteuer (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.

Gewinnsteuer (German): income tax

Definitions

  1. income tax

Ancestry of “Gewinnsteuer”, step by step

Gewinnsteuer 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 Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną

Words derived from “Gewinnsteuer

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti