Where does “halda” come from?

halda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

halda (Old Norse): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “halda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “halda”

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