English

anchorhold

From anchor + hold.

A compound of anchor + hold

Middle English anker

Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to tend, herd’

Proto-West Germanic *haldan

Old English healdan

Middle English holden ‘to hold’

English hold

Today it means

noun The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anchorhold