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
- custom; customs; unit of length
Ancestry of “Zoll”, step by step
Zoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German zol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zol | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tullō | what is counted or told |
| 3 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Middle High German zol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zol | — |