Where does “þolemod” come from?

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

þolemod (Old English): of a patient disposition, patient, longsuffering

Definitions

  1. of a patient disposition, patient, longsuffering

Ancestry of “þolemod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþolianto suffer, endure
2Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þulāną →Every word from Old English þolian →