Where does “helft” come from?

helft (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch helft, from Old Dutch helvida, from Proto-Germanic halbiþō, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

helft (Dutch): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “helft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhelft—
2Old Dutchhelvida—
3Proto-Germanichalbiþōhalf
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,...

Words derived from “helft”

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