Etymograph

English

keyholding

From key + holding.

A compound of key + holding

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

Today it means

noun The role of entrusting or holding the key to a building or other asset for security purposes.

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

Etymograph / keyholding