Zins
German (Berlin)
/ˈt͡sɪns/
noun
Definitions
- (finance) interest
- (dated) tribute
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zins (interest on a lease rent, tax, tribute) inherited from Old High German zins (interest on a lease rent, tax, tribute) derived from Latin cēnsus (census, estimation).
Origin
Latin
cēnsus
Gloss
census, estimation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- census English
- swap English
- cēnsus Latin
- Fuß German
- Pacht German
- Pachtzins German
- Zinseszins German
- Zinsfuß German
- Zinsswap German
- zinsbar German
- zinsfrei German
- census Dutch, Flemish
- ценз Russian
- *ḱens- Proto-Indo-European
- censo Portuguese
- czynsz Polish
- zins Old High German
- cís Old Irish
- zins Middle High German
- zis Cimbrian
- tschins Mòcheno