Etymology

grudgeholder

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Today it means: One who bears a grudge. Full definition →

English holder ← Middle English holden ← Old English healdan
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The story

  1. Englishgrudge
  2. Proto-Germanic*haldaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*haldan
  4. Old Englishhealdan
  5. Middle Englishholden
  6. Englishhold
  7. Englishholder
  8. English todaygrudgeholder

From grudge + holder.

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