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
- dead body; carcass; gracious, loyal, kind
Ancestry of “hold”, step by step
hold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic huldą
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | huldą | sliced meat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱol- | thorn, thorny plant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Proto-West Germanic *holþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
Words derived from “hold”