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Where does “thoil” come from?

thoil (English) comes from English thole, from Middle English thōle, from Middle English tholen, from Old English þolian, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

thoil (English): To be able to justify the expense of

Definitions

  1. To be able to justify the expense of

Ancestry of “thoil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtholeTo suffer; To endure, to put up with, to...
2Middle Englishthōle—
3Middle Englishtholen—
4Old Englishþolianto suffer, endure
5Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
6Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
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