Where does “tolken” come from?
tolken (Dutch) comes from Dutch tolk, 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 — price.
tolken (Dutch): to interpret
Definitions
- to interpret
Ancestry of “tolken”, step by step
tolken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tolk | An interpreter, one who translates/interprets... |
| 2 | Dutch | tol | top, spinning top; toll, customs |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 5 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |