Where does “tollvirði” come from?
tollvirði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tollur, from Old Norse tollr, from Middle Low German tol, from Old Saxon tolna, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης — price.
tollvirði (Icelandic): customs value
Definitions
- customs value
Ancestry of “tollvirði”, step by step
tollvirði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic tollur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tollur | toll; customs |
| 2 | Old Norse | tollr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | tol | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | tolna | — |
| 5 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 6 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Icelandic virði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | virði | worth, value; first-person singular active... |