Where does “holen” come from?

holen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German holden, from Old Saxon haldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

holen (Low German): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “holen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanholden—
2Old Saxonhaldanto hold
3Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic haldan →