Where does “cijns” come from?
cijns (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cijns, from Old French cens, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
cijns (Dutch): feudal tax paid to a master or landowner
Definitions
- feudal tax paid to a master or landowner
Ancestry of “cijns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cijns | — |
| 2 | Old French | cens | inflection of cent: ## oblique plural ##... |
| 3 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 4 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |