Where does “þollur” come from?

þollur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þollr, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.

þollur (Icelandic): thole

Definitions

  1. thole

Ancestry of “þollur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþollrtree, peg
2Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þullaz →Every word from Old Norse þollr →