Where does “deedholding” come from?

deedholding (English) comes from English holding, from English hold, from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz — to cover; to incline.

deedholding (English): In legal possession of a deed

Definitions

  1. In legal possession of a deed

Ancestry of “deedholding”, step by step

deedholding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English holding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholdingSomething that one owns, especially stocks and...
2EnglishholdTo grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To...
3EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
4Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
5Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
6Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
7Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
8Proto-Germanichulazhollow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English deed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeedAn action or act; something that is done; A brave...
2Middle Englishdede
3Old Englishdēd
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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