thole

thole · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*telh₂-“to bear, suffer; to support”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þulāną“to suffer”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*þolēn
4. Old English · inherited fromþolian
5. Middle English · inherited fromthōle
6. English todaythole

From Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, suffer; to support”), compare Norwegian Bokmål tåle.

thole · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tūl-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þullaz
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*þoll
4. Old English · inherited fromþol
5. Middle English · inherited fromthō̆le“a peg”
6. English todaythole

From Middle English thō̆le (“a peg”), from Old English þol, þoll (“oar-pin, rowlock; thole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þoll, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz, *þullō (“beam; thole”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūl-, *twel- (“bush; sphere”). The word is cognate with Danish told (“thole”), Dutch dol (“thole; oarlock”), Low German Doll (“thole; oarlock”).

thole · noun³

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθόλος“dome, vault”
2. Latin · borrowed fromtholus“cupola, dome, rotunda”
3. English todaythole

Anglicization of Latin tholus (“cupola, dome, rotunda”), from Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome, vault”), further etymology uncertain but possibly cognate with θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos, “bedroom; inner chamber”) and/or English dale. Doublet of tholus and tholos.

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