Where does “halba-” come from?

halba- (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,...

halba- (Proto-Germanic): half-

Definitions

  1. half-

Ancestry of “halba-”, 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 “halba-”

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