Zoll.
custom (duty collected at the borders)
Meaning & usage
custom (duty collected at the borders)
customs (authority collecting that duty)
toll (sacrifice or victims associated with a decision or condition)
seinen Zoll fordern
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German and Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic *tullō (“what is counted or told”), for which see Proto-West Germanic *tolnu (“toll”) for more. Cognate with English toll.
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters)
any of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old High German zolloder. Middle High German zolder. German Zoll From Middle High German zol (“plug, block, peg”), from Old High German zollo (“spinning top”); possibly as the length of a finger, perhaps from the sense "cut-off piece", in which case it could be related to Zahl (“number”) or Zelge (“tillable land”); documented since the 11th century, in its current sense "measure of length" since the 16th century.
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