Where does “inhouden” come from?
inhouden (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
inhouden (Dutch): to contain, to encompass, to include; to mean, to...
Definitions
- to contain, to encompass, to include; to mean, to...
Ancestry of “inhouden”, step by step
inhouden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | in | in, inside; into; in; expressing containment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | in | in, inside, within; into; within |
| 3 | Old Dutch | in | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Dutch houden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |