Where does “*þolēn” come from?
*þolēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
Ancestry of “*þolēn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |