Where does “halvø” come from?

halvø (Danish) comes from Danish halv, from Old Danish half, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halvø (Danish): peninsula

Definitions

peninsula

Ancestry of “halvø”, step by step

halvø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish halv

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	halv	half
2	Old Danish	half	—
3	Old Norse	halfr	half
4	Proto-Germanic	halbaz	half
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kelH-	to cut; to split, to separate
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Danish ø

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	ø	island
2	Old Norse	ey	always, ever; island
3	Proto-Norse	*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ	—
4	Proto-Germanic	awjō	floodplain; meadow; island
5	Proto-Germanic	agwjō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ékʷeh₂	water

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