Where does “Haushaltsjahr” come from?

Haushaltsjahr (German) comes from German Haushalt, 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.

Haushaltsjahr (German): budget year

Definitions

  1. budget year

Ancestry of “Haushaltsjahr”, step by step

Haushaltsjahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Haushalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaushalthousehold; budget; housework
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via German jahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjahryear solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4Middle High German-ic
5Old High German-ig
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz
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