Where does “halda” come from?

halda (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

halda (Icelandic): to hold; to think

Definitions

  1. to hold; to think

Ancestry of “halda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaldato hold
2Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “halda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →