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

halfnaakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch half

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,...

via Dutch nakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaktnaked
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-