Where does “halvråtten” come from?

halvråtten (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,...

halvråtten (Norwegian Bokmål): half-rotten

Definitions

  1. half-rotten

Ancestry of “halvråtten”, step by step

halvråtten 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 råtten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålråttenrotten
2Old Norserotinnrotten, decayed
3Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →
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