Where does “hoib” come from?

hoib (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German halp, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

hoib (Bavarian): half, halfway

Definitions

  1. half, halfway

Ancestry of “hoib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalp—
2Old High Germanhalb—
3Proto-West Germanichalbhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “hoib”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →