Where does “Gehalt” come from?

Gehalt (German) comes from Middle High German gehalten, from Old High German gihaltan.

Gehalt (German): salary; content

Definitions

  1. salary; content

Ancestry of “Gehalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangehalten
2Old High Germangihaltan

Words derived from “Gehalt

Every word from Old High German gihaltanEvery word from Middle High German gehalten
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