Where does “Halbzeitpause” come from?
Halbzeitpause (German) comes from German Halbzeit, from English half-time, from English half, from Middle English half, from Old English healf, from Proto-Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Halbzeitpause (German): half-time break
Definitions
- half-time break
Ancestry of “Halbzeitpause”, step by step
Halbzeitpause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Halbzeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halbzeit | half; half time |
| 2 | English | half-time | The interval between the two halves of a sports match |
| 3 | English | half | Consisting of a half; Consisting of some... |
| 4 | Middle English | half | half |
| 5 | Old English | healf | side; half; partly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *halb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German pause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pause | pause, break |
| 2 | Middle High German | pūse | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |