Where does “afholdsmand” come from?

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

afholdsmand (Danish): A man who abstains from the drinking of alcoholic...

Definitions

  1. A man who abstains from the drinking of alcoholic...

Ancestry of “afholdsmand”, step by step

afholdsmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish afhold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafholdabstention, abstinence; imperative of afholde
2Danishafholdeto hold; to pay; to prevent, stop, keep from
3Danishafby; of; from
4Old Norseafof, from, off, by
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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