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Where does “toll” come from?

toll (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tullos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

toll (Old Irish): pierced, perforated; hollow, empty; hole, hollow;...

Definitions

  1. pierced, perforated; hollow, empty; hole, hollow;...

Ancestry of “toll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictullospierced, perforated; hollow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “toll”

  • fotholl
  • tollán
  • tolladh
  • tolladóir
  • tollbhealach
  • tollchárta
  • toll
  • cneap-tholl
  • toll
  • gaoth tro tholl
  • toll-litrichean
  • tuill
  • tolladh
  • tollaid
  • tollad
  • towl
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