Where does “halfr” come from?

halfr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halfr (Old Norse): half

Definitions

half

Ancestry of “halfr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	halbaz	half
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kelH-	to cut; to split, to separate
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halfr”

halv
halvtom
halvliter
halvdel
halvleder
halvkule
halvprofesjonell
halvbror
halvsøster
halvtime
halvautomatisk
halvhjerta
halvhjertet
halvveis
halvår
halvmåne
halvtørr
halvpart
halvere
halvmørke
halvøy
halv
halvfull
halvfull

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