Where does “leaseholder” come from?

leaseholder (English) comes from English Hölder, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

leaseholder (English): A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a...

Definitions

  1. A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a...

Ancestry of “leaseholder”, step by step

leaseholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hölder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHölderA thing that holds
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English lease

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleaseTo gather; To pick, select, pick out; to pick up;...
2EnglishleashA strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an...
3Middle Englishleesshe
4Middle Englishlees
5Old Frenchlesse
6Latinlaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
7LatinlaxoI extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,...
8Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti