Where does “aunhoolent” come from?

aunhoolent (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch aunhoolen, from Plautdietsch hoolen, from Middle Low German halden, 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.

aunhoolent (Plautdietsch): persistent, determined

Definitions

  1. persistent, determined

Ancestry of “aunhoolent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschaunhoolento stop, to stall
2Plautdietschhoolento hold
3Middle Low Germanhalden—
4Old Saxonhaldanto hold
5Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
6Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
7Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic haldan →