Where does “halvannan” come from?

halvannan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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,...

halvannan (Norwegian Nynorsk): one and a half

Definitions

  1. one and a half

Ancestry of “halvannan”, step by step

halvannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhalvhalf
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 Nynorsk annan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskannanother, another; second
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →