Where does “Thule” come from?

Thule comes from Middle English Tyle, from Old English Tȳle, of unknown origin and meaning.

Thule (English): The northernmost location of the ancient world

Definitions

  1. The northernmost location of the ancient world

Ancestry of “Thule”, step by step

Thule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ultima Thule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUltima ThuleA place beyond the borders of the known world
2LatinThūlēa legendary northern island, Thule
3Ancient GreekΘούληThule

via Classical Latin Thūlē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical LatinThūlē—

Words derived from “Thule”

Every word from Ancient Greek Θούλη →Every word from Latin Thūlē →Every word from English Ultima Thule →