Where does “hołd” come from?

hołd (Polish) comes from Old Czech hold, from Middle High German hulde, from Old High German huldī, from Proto-West Germanic *hulþī, from Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄.

hołd (Polish): homage

Definitions

  1. homage

Ancestry of “hołd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhold—
2Middle High Germanhuldefealty, homage
3Old High Germanhuldīfriendliness
4Proto-West Germanic*hulþīfavor, grace
5Proto-Germanic*hulþį̄—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hulþī →Every word from Old High German huldī →