Where does “halbseiden” come from?
halbseiden (German) comes from German seiden, from German Seide, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
halbseiden (German): Partially silken; doubtful, questionable, iffy,...
Definitions
- Partially silken; doubtful, questionable, iffy,...
Ancestry of “halbseiden”, step by step
halbseiden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German seiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seiden | silken |
| 2 | German | Seide | silk; Any of several parasitic vines, of the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sīde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sīda | silk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
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,... |