Where does “beholde” come from?

beholde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

beholde (Danish): keep

Definitions

  1. keep

Ancestry of “beholde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbeholden—
2Old Saxonbihaldanto keep, conceal; to hold, occupy, retain; to...
3Proto-West Germanicbihaldanto keep
4Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
5Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haldan →