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Where does “thole” come from?

thole (English) comes 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.

thole (English): To suffer; To endure, to put up with, to...

Definitions

  1. To suffer; To endure, to put up with, to...

Ancestry of “thole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthōle—
2Middle Englishtholen—
3Old Englishþolianto suffer, endure
4Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “thole”

  • thoil
  • tholepin
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