Steuer

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

styyr

Basel-Landschaft

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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