Where does “Halt” come from?

Halt (German) comes from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.

Halt (German): hold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support

Definitions

  1. hold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support

Ancestry of “Halt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalt—
2Proto-Germanic*haldiz—

Words derived from “Halt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →