Where does “gihaldan” come from?

gihaldan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon haldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gihaldan (Old Saxon): to own, possess, hold; to save, protect

Definitions

  1. to own, possess, hold; to save, protect

Ancestry of “gihaldan”, step by step

gihaldan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon haldan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhaldanto hold
2Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haldan →