Where does “halvtime” come from?

halvtime (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk time, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

halvtime (Norwegian Nynorsk): a half-hour

Definitions

  1. a half-hour

Ancestry of “halvtime”, step by step

halvtime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk time

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktimean hour; a lesson, class; an appointment
2Old Norsetímitime
3Proto-Germanictīmôtime
4Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →