Where does “steinholding” come from?
steinholding (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.
steinholding (English): A bar game where one holds a full stein of beer with a straight arm out front for as long as possible without bending, dipping, or, spilling beer
Definitions
- A bar game where one holds a full stein of beer with a straight arm out front for as long as possible without bending, dipping, or, spilling beer
Ancestry of “steinholding”, step by step
steinholding traces back through 3 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 Stein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stein | from a diminutive of Stephen |
| 2 | German | stein | stone, rock |
| 3 | Middle High German | stein | stone |
| 4 | Old High German | stein | stone |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German Maßkrugstemmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maßkrugstemmen | steinholding |
| 2 | German | Maßkrug | A type of beer stein |
| 3 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 4 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |