Where does “holdbar” come from?

holdbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German haltbar, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

holdbar (Norwegian Bokmål): durable, hard-wearing; non-perishable; tenable,...

Definitions

  1. durable, hard-wearing; non-perishable; tenable,...

Ancestry of “holdbar”, step by step

holdbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haltbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaltbardurable, lasting; tenable
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Norwegian Bokmål holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholdeto hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep
2Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
3Old Norsehaldato hold

Words derived from “holdbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz →