Etymograph

English

lotholder

From lot + holder.

A compound of lot + holder

Proto-Germanic *hleutaną ‘to cast lots’

Proto-Germanic *hlutą ‘lot’

Proto-West Germanic *hlut

Old English hlot ‘portion’

Middle English lot

English lot

Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to hold, to keep’

Proto-West Germanic *haldan ‘to hold’

Old English healdan ‘to hold fast, to grasp’

Middle English holden ‘to hold’

English hold

English holder

Today it means

noun Someone who owns a lot (small parcel of land) in a cemetery

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

Etymograph / lotholder