Where does “behoolde” come from?

behoolde (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bihalda, from Proto-West Germanic bihaldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

behoolde (Saterland Frisian): to keep, retain

Definitions

  1. to keep, retain

Ancestry of “behoolde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbihalda—
2Proto-West Germanicbihaldanto keep
3Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-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 →
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