Where does “באַהאַלטן” come from?

באַהאַלטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באַ־, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

באַהאַלטן (Yiddish): to hide transitive

Definitions

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Ancestry of “באַהאַלטן”, step by step

באַהאַלטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish באַ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַ־An inseperable verbal prefix, used to make...
2Old High Germanbi-—
3Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
4Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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 h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →