Where does “-heald” come from?

-heald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

-heald (Old English): bent; inclined toward, tending toward; sloping...

Definitions

  1. bent; inclined toward, tending toward; sloping...

Ancestry of “-heald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
2Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

Words derived from “-heald”

Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →