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