Where does “*haldan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*haldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “*haldan”

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