English forhold

← Old English forhealdan (inherited)

← Old English for- (mention)

← Old English healdan (mention)

← Danish forholde (cognate)

← German verhalten (cognate)

← English for (prefix)

← English hold (prefix)

← Middle English forholden (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *haldaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *haldan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *pro- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (inherited)

← Low German vorholden (cognate)

← Dutch verhouden (cognate)

← Norwegian forholde (cognate)

→ English forehold (mention)

→ German verhalten (cognate)

→ Scots unforholden (link)