Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “forholde” come from?

forholde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vorholden — to detain.

forholde (Danish): to relate

Definitions

  1. to relate

Ancestry of “forholde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorholdento detain

Words derived from “forholde”

  • forhold
  • kompressionsforhold
  • åbent forhold
  • temperaturforhold
  • forholdsord
Every word from Middle Low German vorholden →