Where does “helfte” come from?
helfte (Middle Low German) comes 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 “helfte”, step by step
helfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic halbiþō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | halbiþō | 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,... |
via Middle Low German half
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | half | half |