Where does “hielfan” come from?

hielfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic halbijan, from Proto-Germanic halbijaną, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

hielfan (Old English): to halve, bisect

Definitions

  1. to halve, bisect

Ancestry of “hielfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichalbijanto halve, to cut in half
2Proto-Germanichalbijanąto halve
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,...

Words derived from “hielfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →