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Where does “Buchhalter” come from?

Buchhalter (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Buchhalter (German): accountant, bookkeeper

Definitions

  1. accountant, bookkeeper

Ancestry of “Buchhalter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Buchhalter”

  • бухгалтерша
  • бухга́лтер
  • бухгалтерия
  • бухгалтер
  • buchhalterisch
  • Buchhalterin
  • ბუღალტერი
  • бухгалтер
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