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-

Definitions

  1. half-, semi-

Ancestry of “halb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalba-half-
2Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halb-”

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