Where does “haltingness” come from?
haltingness (English) comes from English halting, 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.
haltingness (English): The state or condition of being halting; lack of...
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- The state or condition of being halting; lack of...
Ancestry of “haltingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | halting | Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken;... |
| 2 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 3 | Middle English | halt | — |
| 4 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |