Where does “erzhaltig” come from?

erzhaltig (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

erzhaltig (German): containing ore

Definitions

  1. containing ore

Ancestry of “erzhaltig”, step by step

erzhaltig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German halten

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

via German Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze
3Old High Germanaruzzi
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-
6Sumerian?copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz
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