English

halterpath

From halter + path.

A compound of halter + path

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to cut’

Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā ‘harness’

Old English hælfter

Middle English halter ‘a halter’

Proto-Germanic *paþaz ‘path’

Proto-West Germanic *paþ ‘path’

Old English pæþ ‘path’

Middle English path

English path

Today it means

noun bridleway

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

Etymograph / halterpath