Where does “halvferdig” come from?

halvferdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ferdig, from Old Norse ferðugr, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

halvferdig (Norwegian Bokmål): half-finished

Definitions

  1. half-finished

Ancestry of “halvferdig”, step by step

halvferdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ferdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålferdigfinished; ready; exhausted
2Old Norseferðugrready
3Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
4Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →