Where does “halt” come from?

halt (Old French) comes from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

halt (Old French): high; elevated; loud; loudly

Definitions

  1. high; elevated; loud; loudly

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

halt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin altus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
2Proto-Italicaltos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Frankish hauh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhauhhigh
2Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “halt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →