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Where does “Zoll” come from?

Zoll (German) comes from Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.

Zoll (German): custom; customs; unit of length

Definitions

  1. custom; customs; unit of length

Ancestry of “Zoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzol—
2Proto-Germanictullōwhat is counted or told
3Latintoloneum—
4Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
5Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
6Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
7Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
8Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

Words derived from “Zoll”

  • Zollkriminalamt
  • Zollstock
  • Zollbeamter
  • colo
  • colon
  • цол
  • col
  • col
  • colstok
  • colstokok
  • colos
  • bezcelní
  • clo
  • cel
  • coul
  • celní
  • цол
  • țol
  • cól
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