Where does “hoolde” come from?

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

hoolde (Saterland Frisian): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “hoolde”, step by step

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