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Where does “Steuer” come from?

Steuer (German) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Steuer (German): tax; helm; wheel , steering wheel

Definitions

  1. tax; helm; wheel , steering wheel

Ancestry of “Steuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstiur—
2Middle Low Germanstǖr—
3Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
4Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Steuer”

  • Steuergeld
  • Steuerberater
  • Mehrwertsteuer
  • Steuerreform
  • steuerpolitisch
  • steuerfrei
  • steuerlich
  • Steueroase
  • Steuerhinterziehung
  • Steuerparadies
  • Kirchensteuer
  • Steuerrad
  • Einkommenssteuer
  • Steuersatz
  • Einkommensteuer
  • Steuersünder
  • sterowiec
  • sterować
  • ster
  • merver
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