halten

German (Berlin)

/ˈhaltn̩/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to hold
  • (transitive) to stop; to halt; to hold back
  • (transitive) to support; to hold up
  • (transitive) to keep; to maintain; to hold
  • (transitive) to keep
  • (intransitive) to hold; to keep; to stay
  • (intransitive) to stop
  • (transitive) to consider, to regard
  • (reflexive) to adhere (to)
  • (with preposition: von)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German halten inherited from Old High German haltan (guard, beware, hold, stop) inherited from *haldan inherited from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (look after, hold, watch, tend, keep, herd).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haldaną

Gloss

look after, hold, watch, tend, keep, herd

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