Where does “toll” come from?
toll (Catalan) comes from Proto-Celtic tullom, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
toll (Catalan): pool, puddle
Ancestry of “toll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | tullom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |