Where does “Hälfte” come from?
Hälfte (German) comes from Middle Low German helfte, 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,...
Hälfte (German): half; fifty percent of something; half, share;...
Definitions
- half; fifty percent of something; half, share;...
Ancestry of “Hälfte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | helfte | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | halbiþō | half |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “Hälfte”