Where does “holden” come from?

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

holden (Middle English): to hold; to consider

Definitions

  1. to hold; to consider

Ancestry of “holden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealdanto keep watch over; to hold fast, to grasp; to...
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 “holden”

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