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Where does “tollen” come from?

tollen (Middle English) comes from Middle English toll, from Old English toll, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.

tollen (Middle English): To bring, take with, send towards, or cause to...

Definitions

  1. To bring, take with, send towards, or cause to...

Ancestry of “tollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtollA toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy...
2Old Englishtolltax, toll, fare
3Latintoloneum—
4Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
5Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
6Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
7Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
8Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

Words derived from “tollen”

  • tolling
  • tollingly
  • tollynge
  • tole
  • tolling
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