Where does “halt” come from?

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

halt (Proto-West Germanic): lame, halt

Definitions

  1. lame, halt

Ancestry of “halt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “halt”

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