Where does “Zusammenhalt” come from?

Zusammenhalt (German) comes from German zusammen, from Middle High German zesamene, from Old High German zisamane — together.

Zusammenhalt (German): cohesion; solidarity

Definitions

  1. cohesion; solidarity

Ancestry of “Zusammenhalt”, step by step

Zusammenhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zusammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammentogether, jointly
2Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
3Old High Germanzisamanetogether

via German Halt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalthold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support
2Middle High Germanhalt—
3Proto-Germanic*haldiz—
Every word from Old High German zisamane →