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Where does “halfnaakt” come from?

halfnaakt (Dutch) comes from Dutch half, from Middle Dutch half, from Old Dutch half, from Proto-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,...

halfnaakt (Dutch): seminaked, largely nude, only partially dressed...

Definitions

  1. seminaked, largely nude, only partially dressed...

Ancestry of “halfnaakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhalfhalf; half before the next whole; the middle of...
2Middle Dutchhalf—
3Old Dutchhalf—
4Proto-Germanic*halb—
5Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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