Where does “Toll” come from?
Toll (Low German) comes 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, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.
Toll (Low German): custom; authority collecting that duty; toll
Definitions
- custom; authority collecting that duty; toll
Ancestry of “Toll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | tol | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | tolna | — |
| 3 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |