Where does “Harnverhalt” come from?
Harnverhalt (German) comes from German Verhalt, from German verhalten, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Harnverhalt (German): ischury, urinary retention
Definitions
- ischury, urinary retention
Ancestry of “Harnverhalt”, step by step
Harnverhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verhalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verhalt | behaviour |
| 2 | German | verhalten | restrained; to behave; to be |
| 3 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 4 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 5 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 6 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |