Where does “tole” come from?
tole (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þola, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
tole (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bear, endure, stand, tolerate
Definitions
- to bear, endure, stand, tolerate
Ancestry of “tole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þola | to bear, endure, suffer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
Words derived from “tole”