Where does “hemmeligholde” come from?

hemmeligholde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hemmelig, from Danish hemmelig, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Old Saxon *hēmlīk, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.

hemmeligholde (Norwegian Bokmål): to keep (something) secret

Definitions

  1. to keep (something) secret

Ancestry of “hemmeligholde”, step by step

hemmeligholde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hemmelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhemmeligsecret
2Danishhemmeligsecret
3Old Norseheimiligr—
4Middle Low Germanheimelik—
5Old Saxon*hēmlīk—
6Proto-West Germanic*haimalīkhomely, homey, domestic
7Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Norwegian Bokmål holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholdeto hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep
2Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haimaz →