Where does “geþolian” come from?

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

geþolian (Old English): to be subjected, to suffer what is evil, thole,...

Definitions

  1. to be subjected, to suffer what is evil, thole,...

Ancestry of “geþolian”, 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 →