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

Definitions

  1. tax

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”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →