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Where does “tól” come from?

tól (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þol — patience, endurance.

tól (Faroese): tool, instrument

Definitions

  1. tool, instrument

Ancestry of “tól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþolpatience, endurance

Words derived from “tól”

  • myndatól
  • hoyritól
  • sjónvarpstól
  • útvarpstól
Every word from Old Norse þol →