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