Where does “tolhek” come from?

tolhek (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.

tolhek (Dutch): tollgate

Definitions

  1. tollgate

Ancestry of “tolhek”, step by step

tolhek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoltop, spinning top; toll, customs
2Middle Dutchtoltwig
3Old Dutchtol
4Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
5Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
6Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
7Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
8Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Dutch hek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhekfence; stern
2Middle Dutchhecke
3Old Dutchhekka
4Proto-West Germanichakkjuhatch; fence
5Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
6Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno-
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