Etymograph

English

Towle

Towle comes from Old Norse Þórr ‘Thor’, from Proto-Germanic *waldą ‘might, power, authority, force’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ‘to rule, be strong’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-‘to rule, be strong’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waldaną‘to rule’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waldą‘might, power, authority, force’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórr‘Thor’
  5. Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Thóraldr
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Torald
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Tolle
  8. EnglishtodayTowle

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-‘to rule, be strong’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waldaną‘to rule’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*waldą‘might, power, authority, force’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórr‘Thor’
  5. Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Thóraldr
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Torald
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Tolle
  8. EnglishtodayTowle

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ‘to rule, be strong’

value, wild, valid, equivalent, wool, velvet, valuation, avail, valiant, vale, fluff, flannel, vail, valour, cuckold, unwieldy, velour, lanolin, valorous, woll, 43 more

through Proto-Germanic *waldaną ‘to rule’

wield, wald

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / Towle

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