Where does “Mehrwertsteuererstattung” come from?
Mehrwertsteuererstattung (German) comes from German Mehrwertsteuer, 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 — he, she.
Mehrwertsteuererstattung (German): a VAT refund
Definitions
- a VAT refund
Ancestry of “Mehrwertsteuererstattung”, step by step
Mehrwertsteuererstattung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mehrwertsteuer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mehrwertsteuer | value added tax |
| 2 | German | Steuer | tax |
| 3 | Middle High German | stiur | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Erstattung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erstattung | refund, reimbursement |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |