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