Where does “hold” come from?

hold (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic hulþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hold (Old High German): friendly, loyal

Definitions

  1. friendly, loyal

Ancestry of “hold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*holþgracious
2Proto-Germanichulþazinclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holþ →