Where does “hâlde” come from?

hâlde (West 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.

hâlde (West Frisian): to hold; to keep, retain

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep, retain

Ancestry of “hâlde”, 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 →