Where does “haltŝildo” come from?

haltŝildo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto halti, from German halten, 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- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

haltŝildo (Esperanto): stop sign

Definitions

  1. stop sign

Ancestry of “haltŝildo”, step by step

haltŝildo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto halti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantohaltito stop; to halt; to stall
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Esperanto ŝildo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝildoshield; sign, placard
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt
4Old High Germanscilt
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz