-heald
Old English
suffix
Definitions
- bent; inclined toward, tending toward; sloping toward
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *halþaz (inclined).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*halþaz
Gloss
inclined
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *halþaz Proto-Germanic
- gehealdsum Old English
- heald Old English
- healdsum Old English
- 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- kallas Estonian
- *kaldas Proto-Finnic