Where does “behealdan” come from?

behealdan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

behealdan (Old English): to hold, occupy, retain; to do, perform; to look...

Definitions

  1. to hold, occupy, retain; to do, perform; to look...

Ancestry of “behealdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbihaldanto keep
2Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “behealdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haldan →