Where does “Unhold” come from?

Unhold (German) comes from Middle High German unholde, from Old High German unholdo, from Proto-Germanic unhulþô, from Proto-Germanic unhulþaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Unhold (German): monster; fiend

Definitions

  1. monster; fiend

Ancestry of “Unhold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanunholde—
2Old High Germanunholdo—
3Proto-Germanicunhulþôevil spirit; monster, devil
4Proto-Germanicunhulþazunfriendly, hostile
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →