Where does “holde” come from?

holde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish holde, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

holde (Norwegian Bokmål): to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep

Definitions

  1. to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep

Ancestry of “holde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
2Old Norsehaldato hold
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “holde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →