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

Definitions

  1. halt, stop, don't move

Ancestry of “αλτ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaltehalt, pause, break; halting place; flag stop, way...
2GermanHalthold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support
3Middle High Germanhalt—
4Proto-Germanic*haldiz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →Every word from Middle High German halt →Every word from German Halt →