Where does “renhold” come from?
renhold (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.
renhold (Norwegian Bokmål): cleaning
Ancestry of “renhold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hold | imperative of holde |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | holde | to hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep |
| 3 | Danish | holde | to hold; to keep; to last |
| 4 | Old Norse | halda | to hold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |