Where does “held” come from?

held (Danish) comes from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

held (Danish): luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. luck, fortune

Ancestry of “held”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “held”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →
held — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer