Where does “houvast” come from?
houvast (Dutch) comes from Dutch houd vast, from Dutch vasthouden, from Dutch houden, 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.
houvast (Dutch): grip, grasp
Definitions
- grip, grasp
Ancestry of “houvast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houd vast | |
| 2 | Dutch | vasthouden | to hold (onto), to retain |
| 3 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |