Where does “Töllner” come from?
Töllner (Low German) comes from Low German Toll, from Middle Low German tol, from Old Saxon tolna, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.
Töllner (Low German): custom officer m
Ancestry of “Töllner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | Toll | custom; authority collecting that duty; toll |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tol | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | tolna | — |
| 4 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Töllner”