Where does “halvkvalt” come from?
halvkvalt (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,...
halvkvalt (Danish): stifled, choked, not fully enunciated
Definitions
- stifled, choked, not fully enunciated
Ancestry of “halvkvalt”, step by step
halvkvalt 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 kvalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kvalt | past participle of kvæle; strangled, choked |