Where does “halvbror” come from?

halvbror (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,...

halvbror (Danish): half brother

Definitions

  1. half brother

Ancestry of “halvbror”, step by step

halvbror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalvhalf
2Old Danishhalf—
3Old Norsehalfrhalf
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,...

via Danish bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrorbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →