Tholeable
/ˈθoʊləbəl/noun
Able to be endured, tolerated, or borne.
Did you know?Its root is the same ancient endurance verb behind “tolerate,” linking a rare northern English word with a major Latin-derived term of patience.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*telh₂-
“To bear, support, or endure.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þuljaną
“To endure or suffer patiently.”
Old English
Old English
þolian
“To endure, bear, or suffer.”
Middle English
Middle English
tholen / thole
“To endure, tolerate, or undergo.”
Scots and Northern English
Scots
thole
“To endure or put up with something.”
Modern English
English
tholeable
“Able to be endured or tolerated; rare and dialectal.”