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Where does “borsholder” come from?

borsholder (English) comes from Old English borsolder, from Old English ealdor, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

borsholder (English): Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing;...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing;...

Ancestry of “borsholder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishborsolder—
2Old Englishealdorelder, parent, head of a family; senior man;...
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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