Where does “Zollfreiheit” come from?
Zollfreiheit (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.
Zollfreiheit (German): exemption from customs duties, duty-free status the condition of being exempt from paying customs duties on imports or exports, often within a free trade area
Definitions
- exemption from customs duties, duty-free status the condition of being exempt from paying customs duties on imports or exports, often within a free trade area
Ancestry of “Zollfreiheit”, step by step
Zollfreiheit 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 Freiheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freiheit | freedom; liberty; clearance |
| 2 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |