Where does “eborhalb” come from?

eborhalb (East Central German) comes from German halb-, from Proto-Germanic halba-, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

eborhalb (East Central German): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “eborhalb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalb-half-, semi-
2Proto-Germanichalba-half-
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →