The comparison you make with "Steuer" is intriguing, but that's not the etymology of the word, just a coincidence. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuer#Etymolog

The comparison you make with "Steuer" is intriguing, but that's not the etymology of the word, just a coincidence. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuer#Etymologie https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuer#Etymologie