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

Definitions

  1. pool, puddle

Ancestry of “toll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictullom—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “toll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tullom →