Where does “houden” come from?

houden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

houden (Dutch): to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be...

Definitions

  1. to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be...

Ancestry of “houden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhoudento hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;...
2Old Dutchhaldanto hold, to keep
3Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “houden”

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