Where does “Nutztierhaltung” come from?
Nutztierhaltung (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Nutztierhaltung (German): the practice of keeping farm animals
Definitions
- the practice of keeping farm animals
Ancestry of “Nutztierhaltung”, step by step
Nutztierhaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German haltung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | haltung | posture |
| 2 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 3 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 4 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 5 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via German Nutztier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nutztier | livestock; domesticated animals in general; farm... |
| 2 | German | Tier | animal; A person who has a quality thought of as... |
| 3 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |