Where does “tól” come from?
tól (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tól, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.
tól (Icelandic): tool, implement
Ancestry of “tól”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tól | tools, instruments |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tōlą | tool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewh₂- | to fit |