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Where does “אינהאַלט” come from?

אינהאַלט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַלטן, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

אינהאַלט (Yiddish): contents, content; subject matter; table of...

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Ancestry of “אינהאַלט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַלטןto hold; to stop; to be of the opinion that
2Old High Germanhaltanto hold
3Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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