Meaning

noun the state of inactivity following an interruption

noun the event of something ending

noun an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

originFrom Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic *halt, from Proto-Germanic *haltaz (“halt, lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to beat, strike, cut, slash”). Cognate with Danish halt, Swedish halt.

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