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Where does “hold” come from?

hold (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic huldą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hold (Old English): dead body; carcass; gracious, loyal, kind

Definitions

  1. dead body; carcass; gracious, loyal, kind

Ancestry of “hold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichuldąsliced meat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hold”

  • household
  • intrahousehold
  • interhousehold
  • nonhousehold
  • multihousehold
  • householdry
  • hold
  • holdscipe
  • holde
  • houshold
  • inhold
  • holdscipe
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