Where does “smallholding” come from?
smallholding (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.
smallholding (English): A small farm
Definitions
- A small farm
Ancestry of “smallholding”, step by step
smallholding 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 Small
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number |
| 2 | Middle English | smal | Small, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground... |
| 3 | Old English | smæl | narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |