Where does “Zeller” come from?
Zeller (English) comes from Middle Low German teller, from Middle French tailloir, from Old French tailleor, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
Ancestry of “Zeller”, step by step
Zeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German teller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | teller | — |
| 2 | Middle French | tailloir | a plate or board upon which food is cut before it... |
| 3 | Old French | tailleor | — |
| 4 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 5 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 6 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via German Zell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zell | — |