hold

German (Berlin)

adj

Definitions

(archaic) friendly, comely, graceful

Etymology

Derived from Old High German hold (friendly) derived from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (inclined, favorable, loyal, gracious, favourable).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hulþaz

Gloss

inclined, favorable, loyal, gracious, favourable

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hulþaz Proto-Germanic
*hulþijaną Proto-Germanic
*hulþô Proto-Germanic
huld Swedish
hold Old Norse
hollr Old Norse
huld Danish
hollur Icelandic
hold Old High German
huldi Old High German
kobe Middle High German
𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 Gothic
holt Old Dutch