Where does “halt” come from?
halt (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.
halt (Alemannic German): so, just, simply
Ancestry of “halt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | halt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *haldiz | — |