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Where does “dolen” come from?

dolen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

dolen (Old High German): to endure

Definitions

  1. to endure

Ancestry of “dolen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þolēn—
2Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “dolen”

  • doln
  • dëllen
  • tole
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