Where does “overholde” come from?
overholde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish over, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
overholde (Norwegian Bokmål): to comply with, keep to, observe
Definitions
- to comply with, keep to, observe
Ancestry of “overholde”, step by step
overholde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål holde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | holde | to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep |
| 2 | Danish | holde | to hold; to keep; to last |
| 3 | Old Norse | halda | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Norwegian Bokmål over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | over | above; past; over; more than |