Where does “halb-” come from?
halb- (German) comes from Proto-Germanic halba-, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
halb- (German): half-, semi-
Ancestry of “halb-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | halba- | half- |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “halb-”