Where does “thōle” come from?

thōle (Middle English) comes from Middle English tholen, from Old English þolian, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

thōle (Middle English): thole; suffer

Definitions

  1. thole; suffer

Ancestry of “thōle”, step by step

thōle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English tholen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtholen—
2Old Englishþolianto suffer, endure
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Old English þol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþola thole or rowlock
2Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
3Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

Words derived from “thōle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þulāną →Every word from Old English þolian →