Where does “halt” come from?

halt (Middle English) comes 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.

halt (Middle English): Limping, lame, crippled

Definitions

  1. Limping, lame, crippled

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealtlame, limping
2Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
3Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
4Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “halt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz →