Where does “shareholding” come from?
Shareholding combines English share, derived from Old English scēran meaning to cut or divide, with English holding, from Old English healdan meaning to grasp or possess.
shareholding (English): Owning shares; The owning of shares; The amount...
Definitions
- Owning shares; The owning of shares; The amount...
Ancestry of “shareholding”, step by step
shareholding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holding | Something that one owns, especially stocks and... |
| 2 | English | hold | To grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To... |
| 3 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 4 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 5 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English share
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | share | A portion of something, especially a portion... |
| 2 | Middle English | schare | A portion or share |
| 3 | Old English | scearu | a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaru | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skarō | a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |