Where does “halfe” come from?

halfe (Middle English) comes from Middle English half, from Old English healf, from Proto-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,...

halfe (Middle English): Alternative form of half

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of half

Ancestry of “halfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhalfhalf
2Old Englishhealfside; half; partly
3Proto-Germanic*halb—
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →