Where does “halla” come from?

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

Ancestry of “halla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaldato hold
2Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haldaną →Every word from Old Norse halda →