Where does “halten” come from?
halten (German) comes 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.
halten (German): to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
Definitions
- to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
Ancestry of “halten”, step by step
halten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English halt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 2 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 3 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |