Where does “doln” come from?

doln (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “doln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandolēnto endure
2Proto-West Germanic*þolēnto bear, to endure
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “doln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þulāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn →
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