Where does “hoolfwais” come from?

hoolfwais (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian hoolf, from Old Frisian half, from Proto-West 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,...

hoolfwais (Saterland Frisian): halfway; halfways

Definitions

  1. halfway; halfways

Ancestry of “hoolfwais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianhoolfhalf
2Old Frisianhalf—
3Proto-West Germanichalbhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →