Where does “hinhalten” come from?

hinhalten (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.

hinhalten (German): to hold out; to stall

Definitions

  1. to hold out; to stall

Ancestry of “hinhalten”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-
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