Where does “tol” come from?
tol (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tol, from Old Dutch tol, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno- — price.
tol (Dutch): top, spinning top; toll, customs
Definitions
- top, spinning top; toll, customs
Ancestry of “tol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 3 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |