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

Definitions

  1. peninsula, half-island

Ancestry of “Halbinsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenīnsulapeninsula
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “Halbinsel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenīnsula →