Where does “Zollkriminalamt” come from?
Zollkriminalamt (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.
Zollkriminalamt (German): customs investigation bureau
Definitions
- customs investigation bureau
Ancestry of “Zollkriminalamt”, step by step
Zollkriminalamt 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 Kriminalamt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriminalamt | office of criminal investigations |
| 2 | German | amt | agency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns |
| 3 | Middle High German | ambahte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ambahti | position, office |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |