Where does “vergnügungssteuerpflichtig” come from?
vergnügungssteuerpflichtig (German) comes from German Vergnügungssteuer, 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 — he, she.
vergnügungssteuerpflichtig (German): Liable for Vergnügungssteuer, a tax on amusements
Definitions
- Liable for Vergnügungssteuer, a tax on amusements
Ancestry of “vergnügungssteuerpflichtig”, step by step
vergnügungssteuerpflichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vergnügungssteuer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vergnügungssteuer | A tax on certain amusements, such as event tickets, slot machines and prostitution; a luxury tax or sin tax |
| 2 | German | Steuer | tax |
| 3 | Middle High German | stiur | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German pflichtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pflichtig | liable; obligatory, binding |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |