Where does “wag-halter” come from?

wag-halter (English) comes from English halter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

wag-halter (English): Someone who is likely to swing in a halter;...

Definitions

  1. Someone who is likely to swing in a halter;...

Ancestry of “wag-halter”, step by step

wag-halter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English halter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalterA bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English WAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWAGA wild-assed guess; a rough estimate; A wife or...
2Old Norsevága
3Middle Low Germanwāgen
4Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
5Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
6Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti