Old English
healdan
‘to hold fast, to grasp’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English healdan.
7 English words in this record descend from Old English healdan, most familiar first.
- holder ← hold ← holden
- uphold ← upholden ← holden
- beholden ← biholden ← holden
- upholsterer ← upholdester ← upholder ← upholden ← holden
- upholster ← upholsterer ← upholdester ← upholder ← upholden
- forhold ← forholden ← forhealdan
- offhold ← ofholden ← ofhealdan
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Etymograph / Old English healdan