Where does “halteth” come from?

halteth (English) comes from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

halteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “halteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
2Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
3Old Englishhealtlame, limping
4Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
5Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
6Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-
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