Where does “hold” come from?

hold (Danish) comes from Old Norse hald — grip, power, hold.

hold (Danish): team; class; distance, side

Definitions

  1. team; class; distance, side

Ancestry of “hold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaldgrip, power, hold

Words derived from “hold

Every word from Old Norse hald