English
halterbreak
From halter + break.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to cut’
Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā ‘harness’
Old English hælfter
Middle English halter ‘a halter’
English halter
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’
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Proto-Germanic *brekaną ‘to break’
Proto-West Germanic *brekan ‘to break’
Old English brecan ‘to break’
Middle English breken ‘to break up or split’
English break
Today it means
verb To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / halterbreak