Middle English, from Old English, from Vulgar Latin *tolonium, alteration of Late Latin telonium customhouse, from Greek tolōnion, from telōnēs collector of tolls, from telos tax, toll; perhaps akin to Greek tlēnai to bear
Verb (2)
Middle English, to pull, drag, toll (a bell), perhaps alteration of toilen to struggle — more at toil
Verb (3)
Middle English tollen, tolen; akin to Old English fortyllan to seduce
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1