Where does “halvliter” come from?

halvliter (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,...

halvliter (Norwegian Bokmål): a half-litre (UK), half-liter (US), equivalent to 500 millilitres

Definitions

  1. a half-litre (UK), half-liter (US), equivalent to 500 millilitres

Ancestry of “halvliter”, step by step

halvliter 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 liter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållitera litre or liter
2Frenchlitrelitre
3Medieval Latinlitra—
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →