Where does “tolheffing” come from?
tolheffing (Dutch) comes from Dutch tol, 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 — price.
tolheffing (Dutch): levying of tolls, collecting of tolls; toll...
Definitions
- levying of tolls, collecting of tolls; toll...
Ancestry of “tolheffing”, step by step
tolheffing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tol | top, spinning top; toll, customs |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Dutch heffing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heffing | a tax; a group of letters which are stressed in a... |
| 2 | Dutch | heffen | To raise, lift, heave; To levy |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | heffen | to lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | heffen | to lift, to raise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |