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Where does “unholde” come from?

unholde (Middle High German) comes from Old High German unholdo, from Proto-Germanic unhulþô, from Proto-Germanic unhulþaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “unholde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanunholdo—
2Proto-Germanicunhulþôevil spirit; monster, devil
3Proto-Germanicunhulþazunfriendly, hostile
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “unholde”

  • Unhold
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