Where does “lienholding” come from?

lienholding (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.

lienholding (English): Having right of property as a lienholder

Definitions

  1. Having right of property as a lienholder

Ancestry of “lienholding”, step by step

lienholding 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 lien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlienA tendon; A right to take possession of a...
2Middle Frenchlientie; strap; link
3Old Frenchlientie; strap
4Latinligāmena bandage, band, tie
5Dutchligament
6Latinligāmentumbandage
7Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
8Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
9Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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