Where does “halten” come from?

halten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

halten (Middle High German): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “halten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhaltanto hold
2Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
3Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “halten”

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