Where does “unterhalten” come from?
unterhalten (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.
unterhalten (German): to maintain; to entertain; to converse
Definitions
- to maintain; to entertain; to converse
Ancestry of “unterhalten”, step by step
unterhalten 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 |