Where does “renholder” come from?

renholder (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål holder, 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.

renholder (Norwegian Bokmål): a cleaner

Definitions

  1. a cleaner

Ancestry of “renholder”, step by step

renholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål holder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholderholder; present tense 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 Norwegian Bokmål ren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrenclean; pure
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →