Where does “côl” come from?

côl (Kashubian) 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.

côl (Kashubian): inch

Definitions

  1. inch

Ancestry of “côl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZollcustom; customs; unit of length
2Old High Germanzol
3Proto-Germanictullōwhat is counted or told
4Latintoloneum
5Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
6Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
7Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
8Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
9Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno-Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος