Where does “halt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “halt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →
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