Etymology

thaler

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Today it means: A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc. Full definition →

German Thaler
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thaler · noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromThaler
  2. English todaythaler

Borrowed from German Thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, after Sankt Joachimsthal, the German city in which some of the earliest thalers were minted in 1518. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

Thaler · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromThaler
  2. English todayThaler

Borrowed from Austrian German Thaler.

Words from the same roots

GermanThaler all →

tallero

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