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Where does “dëllen” come from?

dëllen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German doln, from Old High German dolēn, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

dëllen (Luxembourgish): to tolerate, to endure

Definitions

  1. to tolerate, to endure

Ancestry of “dëllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandoln—
2Old High Germandolēnto endure
3Proto-West Germanic*þolēn—
4Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →