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
Ancestry of “hoolfwais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Saterland Frisian | hoolf | half |
| 2 | Old Frisian | half | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | halb | half |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |