Where does “healt” come from?

healt (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

healt (Old English): lame, limping

Definitions

  1. lame, limping

Ancestry of “healt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
2Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “healt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haltaz →