Where does “taxen” come from?
taxen (Middle English) comes from Old French taxer, from Latin taxō, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
taxen (Middle English): To impose or collect a tax
Definitions
- To impose or collect a tax
Ancestry of “taxen”, step by step
taxen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French taxer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | taxer | to tax, to impose a tax on |
| 2 | Latin | taxō | to feel, to touch sharply, to handle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Anglo-Norman taxer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | taxer | to impose a tax; to tax, to impose a tax on |