Where does “Unhaltbarkeit” come from?

Unhaltbarkeit (German) comes from German unhaltbar, from German haltbar, 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.

Unhaltbarkeit (German): indefensibility, untenability, unacceptability

Definitions

  1. indefensibility, untenability, unacceptability

Ancestry of “Unhaltbarkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunhaltbarindefensible, untenable, unacceptable
2Germanhaltbardurable, lasting; tenable
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-
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