Where does “anhealdan” come from?

anhealdan (Old English) comes from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

anhealdan (Old English): to hold, keep

Definitions

  1. to hold, keep

Ancestry of “anhealdan”, step by step

anhealdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
2Proto-West Germanicainone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Old English healdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealdanto keep watch over; to hold fast, to grasp; to...
2Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →