halter
English
/ˈhɔltɚ/, /ˈhɔːltə/
noun
Definitions
- A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
- A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
- A halter top.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English halter inherited from Old English hælfter inherited from *halftrijā (harness) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kelH-
Gloss
split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- halterless English
- halterneck English
- halterpath English
- neck English
- path English
- slip English
- slip-halter English
- unhalter English
- wag English
- wag-halter English
- cultellus Latin
- scalpellum Latin
- scalpō, scalpere Latin
- Halfter German
- Schulterhalfter German
- σκάλλω Ancient Greek
- σκάλμη Ancient Greek
- *(s)kel(H)p- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *kelHtro- Proto-Indo-European
- *skewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *skaljō Proto-Germanic
- *skalkaz Proto-Germanic
- *skalō Proto-Germanic
- *skelbaną Proto-Germanic
- *skelduz Proto-Germanic
- *skeulą Proto-Germanic
- *skiljaną Proto-Germanic
- *skilją Proto-Germanic
- *skulō Proto-Germanic
- *slībaną Proto-Germanic
- hælfter Old English
- hælftre Old English
- halter Middle English
- halftra Old High German
- halfter Middle High German
- *halftrijā gmw-pro
- *skoltā Proto-Celtic