Where does “gedulden” come from?
gedulden (Dutch) comes from Dutch dulden, from Middle Dutch dulden, from Old Dutch tholon, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
gedulden (Dutch): to allow, to tolerate
Definitions
- to allow, to tolerate
Ancestry of “gedulden”, step by step
gedulden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dulden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dulden | to tolerate; to endure |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dulden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tholon | to suffer, to endure; to tolerate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þolēn | to bear, to endure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
via Dutch ge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ge | "unstressed form of gij:" you |