Where does “þolien” come from?

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

þolien (Middle English): to suffer, to be made to undergo punishments

Definitions

  1. to suffer, to be made to undergo punishments

Ancestry of “þolien”, 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 “þolien”

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