Where does “held” come from?

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

held (Icelandic): first-person singular present indicative of halda

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of halda

Ancestry of “held”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaldato hold; to think
2Old Norsehaldato hold
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →