Where does “*toll” come from?

*toll (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *tullaz, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “*toll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*tullaztoll, custom
2Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “*toll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tullaz →