Where does “tholen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tholen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tholen”

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