Where does “tould” come from?

tould (English) comes from English told, from Middle English tolde, from Old English tealde, from Proto-Germanic talid-.

tould (English): Archaic spelling of told

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of told

Ancestry of “tould”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtoldsimple past tense and past participle of tell
2Middle Englishtolde—
3Old Englishtealde—
4Proto-Germanictalid-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic talid- →Every word from Old English tealde →Every word from Middle English tolde →