Where does “hofteholder” come from?

hofteholder (Danish) comes from Danish holder, from Danish -er, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

hofteholder (Danish): garter belt, suspender belt; girdle

Definitions

  1. garter belt, suspender belt; girdle

Ancestry of “hofteholder”, step by step

hofteholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish holder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholderholder; present tense of holde
2Danish-erForms agent nouns from verbs, with the sense...
3Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Danish hofte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhoftehip
2Middle Low Germanhufte—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Danish -er →