Where does “toln” come from?
toln (Middle English) comes from Old English toln, from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.
toln (Middle English): A toll or levy; especially one on grains that is...
Definitions
- A toll or levy; especially one on grains that is...
Ancestry of “toln”, step by step
toln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English toln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | toln | toll, duty, custom |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tullō | what is counted or told |
| 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 |