Where does “behâlde” come from?

behâlde (West 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.

behâlde (West Frisian): to keep

Definitions

  1. to keep

Ancestry of “behâlde”, 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 →