FromMiddle High German andOld High Germanzol, fromProto-Germanic*tullō(“what is counted or told”), for which seeProto-West Germanic*tolnu(“toll”) for more. Cognate withEnglishtoll.
Zoll m (strong,genitiveZollesorZolls,pluralZölle)
FromMiddle High Germanzol(“plug, block, peg”), fromOld High Germanzollo(“spinning top”); possibly as the length of a finger, perhaps from the sense "cut-off piece", in which case it could be related toZahl(“number”) orZelge(“tillable land”); documented since the 11th century, in its current sense "measure of length" since the 16th century.
Zoll m (strong,genitiveZolls,pluralZoll)
FromMiddle High German andOld High Germanzol, fromMedieval Latintoloneum, fromLate Latinteloneum(“custom house”).
Cognate withGermanZoll,Englishtoll,Dutchtol,Icelandictollur,Swedishtull.
Zoll m (pluralZoll)