Where does “stakeholding” come from?

stakeholding (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.

stakeholding (English): The act of holding a stake (in a business or similar operation), of being a stakeholder

Definitions

  1. The act of holding a stake (in a business or similar operation), of being a stakeholder

Ancestry of “stakeholding”, step by step

stakeholding 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 stake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstakeA piece of wood or other material, usually long...
2Middle EnglishstakeA stake; wood put in the ground as a marker or...
3Old Englishstacastake
4Proto-Germanicstakôstake
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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