Where does “æthealdan” come from?

æthealdan (Old English) comes from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

æthealdan (Old English): to withhold

Definitions

to withhold

Ancestry of “æthealdan”, step by step

æthealdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	æt	eating; at a certain place; at a certain time
2	Proto-Turkic	āt	name
3	Proto-Germanic	ētą	the act of eating; food
4	Proto-Germanic	etaną	to eat
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁édti	to eat
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

via Old English healdan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	healdan	to keep watch over; to hold fast, to grasp; to...
2	Proto-West Germanic	haldan	to hold; to keep
3	Proto-Germanic	haldaną	to hold, to keep
4	Proto-Indo-European	kel-	to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →