Where does “houden” come from?

houden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

houden (Middle Dutch): to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;...

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;...

Ancestry of “houden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhaldanto hold, to keep
2Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “houden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haldan →