Where does “sperehealf” come from?

sperehealf (Old English) comes from Old English healf, from Proto-Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sperehealf (Old English): male line of descent

Definitions

  1. male line of descent

Ancestry of “sperehealf”, step by step

sperehealf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English healf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealfside; half; partly
2Proto-Germanic*halb—
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 Old English spere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsperespear, lance, pike, javelin
2Proto-West Germanic*speru—
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →