Etymograph

English

half-halt

From half- + halt.

A compound of half- + halt

Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’

Proto-Germanic *halba-

English half-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-d-

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Proto-West Germanic *halt ‘lame’

Proto-West Germanic *haltōn ‘to limp, walk lamely’

Old English healtian ‘to be lame, walk with a limp’

Middle English halten ‘to limp’

English halt

Today it means

noun A specific riding aid given by an equestrian to their horse, in which the driving aids and restraining aids are applied in quick succession, used as a warning signal or to rebalance the horse.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / half-halt