Where does “zueinanderhalten” come from?

zueinanderhalten (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.

zueinanderhalten (German): to hold to / towards each other, to hold together

Definitions

  1. to hold to / towards each other, to hold together

Ancestry of “zueinanderhalten”, step by step

zueinanderhalten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German halten

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

via German zueinander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzueinandertogether
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-