Where does “holdbarhet” come from?
holdbarhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål holdbar, 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 — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
holdbarhet (Norwegian Bokmål): durability; shelf life
Definitions
- durability; shelf life
Ancestry of “holdbarhet”, step by step
holdbarhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål holdbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | holdbar | durable, hard-wearing; non-perishable; tenable,... |
| 2 | German | haltbar | durable, lasting; tenable |
| 3 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 4 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 5 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 6 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |