Where does “bihaldan” come from?

bihaldan (Old Saxon) 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.

bihaldan (Old Saxon): to keep, conceal; to hold, occupy, retain; to...

Definitions

  1. to keep, conceal; to hold, occupy, retain; to...

Ancestry of “bihaldan”, 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 “bihaldan”

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