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Where does “holding” come from?

Holding derives from English hold, which comes from Old English holde, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kel- meaning to conceal or cover.

holding (English): Something that one owns, especially stocks and...

Definitions

  1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and...

Ancestry of “holding”, step by step

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

Words derived from “holding”

  • slaveholding
  • shareholding
  • landholding
  • handholding
  • stockholding
  • officeholding
  • nonslaveholding
  • stakeholding
  • fundholding
  • freeholding
  • bondholding
  • placeholding
  • inholding
  • titleholding
  • crossholding
  • nonshareholding
  • cardholding
  • powerholding
  • rightsholding
  • runholding
  • nonstockholding
  • keyholding
  • policyholding
  • lienholding
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