Where does “helft” come from?

helft (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helvida, from Proto-Germanic halbiþō, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “helft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelvida—
2Proto-Germanichalbiþōhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “helft”

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