Where does “אײַנהאַלטן” come from?

אײַנהאַלטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אײַנ־, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

אײַנהאַלטן (Yiddish): to restrain, stop, hold back

Definitions

  1. to restrain, stop, hold back

Ancestry of “אײַנהאַלטן”, step by step

אײַנהאַלטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אײַנ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַנ־Implies entering a new state or a change of situation
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Yiddish האַלטן

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →