Where does “bihalda” come from?

bihalda (Old Frisian) 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.

Ancestry of “bihalda”, 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 “bihalda

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Germanic haldanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haldan