Where does “hushold” come from?

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

hushold (Norwegian Bokmål): a household

Definitions

  1. a household

Ancestry of “hushold”, step by step

hushold traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholdimperative of holde
2Norwegian Bokmålholdeto hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep
3Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
4Old Norsehaldato hold
5Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Danish hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholdteam; class; distance, side
2Old Norsehaldgrip, power, hold

Words derived from “hushold”

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