Where does “afhold” come from?

afhold (Danish) comes from Danish afholde, from Danish af, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

afhold (Danish): abstention, abstinence; imperative of afholde

Definitions

  1. abstention, abstinence; imperative of afholde

Ancestry of “afhold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafholdeto hold; to pay; to prevent, stop, keep from
2Danishafby; of; from
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “afhold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →