Where does “holder” come from?

holder (German) comes from German hold, 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.

holder (German): comparative degree of hold

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of hold

Ancestry of “holder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholdfriendly, comely, graceful
2Middle High Germanholtgoblin
3Old High Germanholdfriendly, loyal
4Proto-West Germanic*holþgracious
5Proto-Germanichulþazinclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “holder”

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