Where does “tollmann” come from?

tollmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk toll, from Old Norse tollr, from Middle Low German tol, from Old Saxon tolna, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης — price.

tollmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): tollman

Definitions

  1. tollman

Ancestry of “tollmann”, step by step

tollmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk toll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktollduty; customs
2Old Norsetollr
3Middle Low Germantol
4Old Saxontolna
5Latintoloneum
6Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
7Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
8Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
9Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
10Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Norwegian Nynorsk mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmannman; human being, person; person with certain...
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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