Where does “toll” come from?

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

toll (Scottish Gaelic): hole, cavity, puncture, hollow; crevice,...

Definitions

hole, cavity, puncture, hollow; crevice,...

Ancestry of “toll”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Irish	tollaid	pierces; penetrates
2	Old Irish	toll	pierced, perforated; hollow, empty; hole, hollow;...
3	Proto-Celtic	tullos	pierced, perforated; hollow
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

Words derived from “toll”

tuill
cneap-tholl
toll-litrichean
gaoth tro tholl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tullos →Every word from Old Irish toll →