Where does “halt” come from?
halt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Ancestry of “halt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |