Where does “tollr” come from?
tollr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German tol, 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 — price.
Ancestry of “tollr”, step by step
tollr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German tol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | tol | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | tolna | — |
| 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 |
via Proto-Germanic tullō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tullō | what is counted or told |