Where does “githuld” come from?
githuld (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon tholon, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
githuld (Old Saxon): patience
Definitions
- patience
Ancestry of “githuld”, step by step
githuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon tholon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | tholon | to suffer, endure |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þolēn | to bear, to endure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
via Proto-West Germanic *gaþuldi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaþuldi | endurance |