Where does “Rekordhalter” come from?

Rekordhalter (German) comes from German Halter, from Middle High German haltære, from Old High German haltāri.

Rekordhalter (German): recordholder

Definitions

  1. recordholder

Ancestry of “Rekordhalter”, step by step

Rekordhalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Halter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalterholder, owner; holder, mount, retainer, bracket
2Middle High Germanhaltære—
3Old High Germanhaltāri—

via German Rekord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRekordrecord

Words derived from “Rekordhalter”

Every word from Old High German haltāri →Every word from Middle High German haltære →Every word from German Halter →