'anchorhold' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'anchores-hold', where 'anchores' meant 'anchorite' and 'hold' meant 'a place of holding or dwelling.'

'anchorhold' changed from the Middle English word 'anchores-hold' and eventually became the modern English word 'anchorhold'.

Initially, it meant 'the dwelling of an anchorite,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.