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Where does “tole” come from?

tole (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tāhala, from Old High German tāha, from Proto-Germanic þanhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “tole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantāhala—
2Old High Germantāha—
3Proto-Germanicþanhǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tole”

  • Dohle
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