Where does “Steuerparadies” come from?
Steuerparadies (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.
Steuerparadies (German): tax haven
Definitions
- tax haven
Ancestry of “Steuerparadies”, step by step
Steuerparadies 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 Paradies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Paradies | paradise; atrium |
| 2 | Middle High German | paradīs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | paradīs | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradīsum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | circular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall |