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Where does “þola” come from?

þola (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þola, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

þola (Icelandic): to endure, to take, to withstand

Definitions

  1. to endure, to take, to withstand

Ancestry of “þola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
2Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “þola”

  • þolmynd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →