A silver coin or unit of currency formerly used in Scandinavian countries, or a person from a dale.
As a coin: from German thaler, which gave English 'dollar,' used in Nordic regions. As a person: from dale plus -er. The coin meaning reflects 16th-17th century trade networks.
The word 'dollar' comes from 'daler'—German coins got so famous that the whole world borrowed the name, and it eventually became the global currency term, showing how successful trade networks reshape language!
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