Where does “kleinhalten” come from?
kleinhalten (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.
kleinhalten (German): to keep down
Definitions
- to keep down
Ancestry of “kleinhalten”, step by step
kleinhalten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German halten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 2 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 3 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 4 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via German klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klein | small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleini | small, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |