Where does “hold” come from?

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

hold (Old Norse): flesh

Definitions

  1. flesh

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huldą →
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