Where does “Tabaksteuer” come from?
Tabaksteuer (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.
Tabaksteuer (German): tobacco tax
Definitions
- tobacco tax
Ancestry of “Tabaksteuer”, step by step
Tabaksteuer 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 Tabak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tabak | tobacco |
| 2 | French | tabac | tobacco; leaves of certain varieties of the plant... |
| 3 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 5 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |