Where does “Mehrwertsteuer” come from?
Mehrwertsteuer (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.
Mehrwertsteuer (German): value added tax
Definitions
- value added tax
Ancestry of “Mehrwertsteuer”, step by step
Mehrwertsteuer 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 Mehrwert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mehrwert | surplus value |
| 2 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 4 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |