Where does “αλτ” come from?
αλτ (Greek) comes from French halte, from German Halt, from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.
αλτ (Greek): halt, stop, don't move
Ancestry of “αλτ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | halte | halt, pause, break; halting place; flag stop, way... |
| 2 | German | Halt | hold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support |
| 3 | Middle High German | halt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haldiz | — |