Where does “þol” come from?

þol (Old English) comes from Old English þoll, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.

þol (Old English): a thole or rowlock

Definitions

  1. a thole or rowlock

Ancestry of “þol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
2Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

Words derived from “þol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þullaz →Every word from Old English þoll →
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