Where does “halt” come from?

halt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse haltr, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

halt (Norwegian Nynorsk): limp, limping

Definitions

  1. limp, limping

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaltrlimp, lame
2Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz →
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