Where does “afholde” come from?

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

afholde (Danish): to hold; to pay; to prevent, stop, keep from

Definitions

  1. to hold; to pay; to prevent, stop, keep from

Ancestry of “afholde”, step by step

afholde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
2Old Norsehaldato hold
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “afholde”

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