Where does “Halbinsel” come from?
Halbinsel (German) comes from Latin paenīnsula, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Halbinsel (German): peninsula, half-island
Ancestry of “Halbinsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | paenīnsula | — |
| 2 | Latin | paene | almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “Halbinsel”