Where does “Zollabkommen” come from?
Zollabkommen (German) comes from German Zoll, 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 — price.
Zollabkommen (German): tariff agreement
Definitions
- tariff agreement
Ancestry of “Zollabkommen”, step by step
Zollabkommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zoll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zoll | custom; customs; unit of length |
| 2 | Old High German | zol | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tullō | what is counted or told |
| 4 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 5 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via German abkommen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abkommen | to come from, to derive from; to stray from; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | abekomen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | abaqueman | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |