Where does “alkoholhalt” come from?
alkoholhalt (Swedish) comes from Swedish halt, from German Halt, from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.
alkoholhalt (Swedish): alcohol content
Ancestry of “alkoholhalt”, step by step
alkoholhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish halt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | halt | content, level (relative amount of something, in a mixture or the like) |
| 2 | German | Halt | hold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support |
| 3 | Middle High German | halt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haldiz | — |
via Swedish alkohol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | alkohol | alcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol |
| 2 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 3 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |