Where does “förhålla” come from?

förhålla (Swedish) comes from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

förhålla (Swedish): to behave, to conduct (oneself)

Definitions

  1. to behave, to conduct (oneself)

Ancestry of “förhålla”, step by step

förhålla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish för

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
2Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
3Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
4Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
5Old Swedishgivato give
6Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish hålla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhållahold; grip; hold; to cause to wait; hold; arrange...
2Old Swedishhaldato hold; to keep; to guard, defend
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “förhålla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →