Where does “Halbzeug” come from?
Halbzeug (German) comes from German halb, from Middle High German halp, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Halbzeug (German): semi-finished or pre-production product
Definitions
- semi-finished or pre-production product
Ancestry of “Halbzeug”, step by step
Halbzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German halb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halb | half, halfway; a half-hour before, thirty minutes... |
| 2 | Middle High German | halp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | halb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halb | half |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German Zeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ziuc | stuff, gear |
| 3 | Old High German | giziug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | teugą | A device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |