Where does “halvtørr” come from?

halvtørr (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,...

halvtørr (Norwegian Nynorsk): medium dry, demi-sec

Definitions

  1. medium dry, demi-sec

Ancestry of “halvtørr”, step by step

halvtørr 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 tørr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktørrdry
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →