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
Ancestry of “Unhold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | unholde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | unholdo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | unhulþô | evil spirit; monster, devil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | unhulþaz | unfriendly, hostile |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |