Etymology

officeholder

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Today it means: A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office. Full definition →

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

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

From office + holder.

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