Where does “anderthalb” come from?

anderthalb (German) comes from Old High German anderhalb, 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,...

anderthalb (German): one and a half, sesqui

Definitions

  1. one and a half, sesqui

Ancestry of “anderthalb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germananderhalbone and a half
2Old High Germanhalb—
3Proto-West Germanichalbhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “anderthalb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →