Where does “held” come from?
held (Danish) comes from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
held (Danish): luck, fortune
Ancestry of “held”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “held”