Where does “halt” come from?
Halt comes from Middle English halten, from Old English healt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kel-.
halt (English): To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
Definitions
- To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
Ancestry of “halt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | halt | — |
| 2 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
Words derived from “halt”