toll
The origin and history of toll.
Etymology
From Old English "toll" ("duty, custom"), from a Germanic root meaning "that which is counted or reckoned" — related to "tell" and "tale."
The origin and history of toll.
From Old English "toll" ("duty, custom"), from a Germanic root meaning "that which is counted or reckoned" — related to "tell" and "tale."
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