Where does “Steuergeld” come from?

Steuergeld (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.

Steuergeld (German): tax money

Definitions

  1. tax money

Ancestry of “Steuergeld”, step by step

Steuergeld 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 geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeldmoney
2Middle High Germangelt
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti