Where does “halvbror” come from?

halvbror (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål halv, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halvbror (Norwegian Bokmål): a half brother

Definitions

  1. a half brother

Ancestry of “halvbror”, step by step

halvbror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
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,...

via Norwegian Bokmål bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrora brother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →