Where does “halvfull” come from?

halvfull (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,...

halvfull (Norwegian Nynorsk): half-full

Definitions

  1. half-full

Ancestry of “halvfull”, step by step

halvfull 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 full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfullfull; drunk; complete, total
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →