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Where does “tull” come from?

tull (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno- — price.

tull (Swedish): toll; customs; custom house

Definitions

  1. toll; customs; custom house

Ancestry of “tull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictullōwhat is counted or told
2Latintoloneum—
3Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
4Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
5Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
6Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
7Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

Words derived from “tull”

  • tulli
  • tietulli
  • tulliraja
  • tullimaksu
  • tullivirkailija
  • tullare
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