Where does “halt” come from?

halt (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.

halt (Alemannic German): so, just, simply

Definitions

  1. so, just, simply

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalt—
2Proto-Germanic*haldiz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →Every word from Middle High German halt →
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