Where does “Hälftere” come from?

Hälftere (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German halftra, from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Hälftere (Alemannic German): halter

Definitions

  1. halter

Ancestry of “Hälftere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhalftrahalter
2Proto-West Germanichalftrijāharness, halter
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic halftrijā →
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