Where does “Buchhalternase” come from?
Buchhalternase (German) comes from German Buchhalter, 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.
Buchhalternase (German): an oblique stroke in a balance book that is meant to keep the books from being altered after the fact
Definitions
- an oblique stroke in a balance book that is meant to keep the books from being altered after the fact
Ancestry of “Buchhalternase”, step by step
Buchhalternase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Buchhalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buchhalter | accountant, bookkeeper |
| 2 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 3 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 4 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 5 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |