Where does “alt” come from?

alt (Italian) comes from German Halt, from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.

alt (Italian): stop!

Definitions

  1. stop!

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalthold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support
2Middle High Germanhalt—
3Proto-Germanic*haldiz—

Words derived from “alt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →