Where does “kantor” come from?

kantor (Polish) comes from German Kontor, from Middle Low German kontôr, from Middle Dutch contoor, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō — resin.

kantor (Polish): cantor; cantor, hazzan; bureau de change,...

Definitions

  1. cantor; cantor, hazzan; bureau de change,...

Ancestry of “kantor”, step by step

kantor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kontor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKontorbranch office
2Middle Low Germankontôrcommercial branch; writing room; counting...
3Middle Dutchcontoor—
4Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
5Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
6Old Frenchcompter—
7Latincomputāre—
8Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Latin cantor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantorsinger; player; first-person singular present...
2Latincanōto sing, recite, play
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →Every word from Old High German kuti →