Where does “halftra” come from?

halftra (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halftra (Old High German): halter

Definitions

  1. halter

Ancestry of “halftra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichalftrijāharness, halter
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halftra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā →