Where does “Massentierhaltung” come from?

Massentierhaltung (German) comes from German Tierhaltung, from German haltung, 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.

Massentierhaltung (German): intensive animal farming, factory farming

Definitions

  1. intensive animal farming, factory farming

Ancestry of “Massentierhaltung”, step by step

Massentierhaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tierhaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTierhaltunganimal husbandry
2Germanhaltungposture
3Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
4EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
5Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
6Old Englishhealtlame, limping
7Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
8Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
9Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
10Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-