Where does “*halb” come from?

*halb (Proto-Germanic) 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,...

Ancestry of “*halb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “*halb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-
*halb — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer