Where does “halvliter” come from?

halvliter (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,...

halvliter (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 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 liter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklitera 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 →