Where does “verhaltensgestört” come from?

verhaltensgestört (German) comes from German verhalten, 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- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

verhaltensgestört (German): having behavioral issues, socially maladjusted,...

Definitions

  1. having behavioral issues, socially maladjusted,...

Ancestry of “verhaltensgestört”, step by step

verhaltensgestört traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verhalten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverhaltenrestrained; to behave; to be
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via German gestört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangestörtdisturbed; past participle of stören
2Germanstörento disturb, to interfere, to bother
3Middle High Germanstören
4Old High Germanstōren
5Proto-West Germanic*staurijanto destroy, disturb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz