# Etymological link between toll and troll?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230 "2001-08-26T21:57:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230/21 "2023-10-13T01:16:13Z")

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I like troll dolls.  
Just wanted to share☺️

Welcome @Tic

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230/22 "2023-10-16T02:06:55Z")

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Yeah, I was probably looking for a word to indicate “below ground” or “low to the ground” and grabbed diminutive by mistake. (I’m too old to remember why I made mistakes 20+ years ago.)

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230/23 "2023-10-16T02:10:04Z")

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> [@Tic](#):
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> Like, I get this post is well over 20 years old, but I just had to say thanks for the explanation lmao. I was wondering about this for a while

Stick around and read the archives. We’ve provided a lot of neat information over the years. (Sadly, **samclem** has departed.)

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**Author:** ![Tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tic)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230/24 "2023-10-23T16:17:06Z")

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The legend returns!

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