Where does “gehalten” come from?

gehalten (German) comes from Middle High German gehalten, from Old High German gihaltan.

gehalten (German): restrained, low-key

Definitions

  1. restrained, low-key

Ancestry of “gehalten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangehalten—
2Old High Germangihaltan—
Every word from Old High German gihaltan →Every word from Middle High German gehalten →