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
- abstention, abstinence; imperative of afholde
Ancestry of “afhold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | afholde | to hold; to pay; to prevent, stop, keep from |
| 2 | Danish | af | by; of; from |
| 3 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “afhold”