Where does “innehalda” come from?
innehalda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk halda, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
innehalda (Norwegian Nynorsk): contain
Ancestry of “innehalda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | halda | to hold; halda fram; to continue |
| 2 | Old Norse | halda | to hold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |