Concepts
Synonyms
Steuerabgabe
Volant
Steuerknüppel
Zwangsbeitrag
Steuerveranlagung
Staatssteuer
Zwangsabgabe
Census
Zehnte
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
styyr
Basel-Landschaft
wolang
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtɔʏ̯ər/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German stiure, from Old High German stiura (“support”). Related with the "helm, rudder" sense of Etymology 2 below, via semantic shift "helm" > "supporting post" > "support" > "supporting money" > "tax" (DWDS).
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