Where does “þolian” come from?

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

þolian (Old English): to suffer, endure

Definitions

  1. to suffer, endure

Ancestry of “þolian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “þolian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þulāną →
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