Halter Definition

Origin of Halter

• From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-Germanic *halftrō, *halftrijaz (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- +‎ -ter. Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”).

  From Wiktionary

• Latin haltēr lead weights used in leaping exercises from sing. of Greek haltēres from hallesthai to jump sel- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English from Old English hælftre

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition