Where does “halter” come from?

halter (Middle English) comes from Old English hælftre, from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halter (Middle English): A halter; horse headgear lacking a bit; A rope...

Definitions

  1. A halter; horse headgear lacking a bit; A rope...

Ancestry of “halter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhælftrehalter
2Proto-West Germanichalftrijāharness, halter
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā →