Onhold Definition

Origin of Onhold

• From Middle English anhealden (“to retain”), from Old English onhealdan (“to hold, keep”), equivalent to on- +‎ hold. Cognate with Dutch aanhouden (“to persist, continue, retain”) and onthouden (“to withhold, retain”), German anhalten (“to stop, last, persist”) and enthalten (“to contain, include”).

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