Where does “halfway” come from?

Halfway comes from Old English healfweġ, a compound of healf (half) and weġ (way or path).

halfway (English): Half of the way between two points; midway;...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	halfwey	—
2	Old English	healfweġ	half-way
3	Old English	healf-	—
4	Old English	healf	side; half; partly
5	Proto-Germanic	*halb	—
6	Proto-Germanic	halbaz	half
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kelH-	to cut; to split, to separate
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

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