Where does “halvfull” come from?

halvfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål full, from Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

halvfull (Norwegian Bokmål): half-full

Definitions

  1. half-full

Ancestry of “halvfull”, step by step

halvfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfullfull; drunk
2Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
3Old Norsefullrfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

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 pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →