Where does “weghelft” come from?

weghelft (Dutch) comes from Dutch helft, 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,...

weghelft (Dutch): half/side of the road (part of the road with traffic going in one particular direction)

Definitions

  1. half/side of the road (part of the road with traffic going in one particular direction)

Ancestry of “weghelft”, step by step

weghelft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch helft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhelfthalf
2Middle Dutchhelft—
3Old Dutchhelvida—
4Proto-Germanichalbiþōhalf
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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →