Where does “hold” come from?

hold (German) comes from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic hulþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hold (German): friendly, comely, graceful

Definitions

  1. friendly, comely, graceful

Ancestry of “hold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanholtgoblin
2Old High Germanholdfriendly, loyal
3Proto-West Germanic*holþgracious
4Proto-Germanichulþazinclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holþ →
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