Where does “halv” come from?

halv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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,...

halv (Norwegian Nynorsk): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “halv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehalfrhalf
2Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →