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Where does “holten” come from?

holten (German) comes from German holen, from Middle High German holen, from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holten (German): inflection of holen: ## first/third-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of holen: ## first/third-person plural...

Ancestry of “holten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholento get, to fetch; to get
2Middle High Germanholen—
3Old High Germanholōnto get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in...
4Proto-West Germanic*holōn—
5Proto-Germanichulōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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