Where does “halvbroder” come from?
halvbroder (Swedish) comes from Swedish halv-, from Swedish halv, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
halvbroder (Swedish): a half brother
Ancestry of “halvbroder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | halv- | semi-, half- |
| 2 | Swedish | halv | half |
| 3 | Old Norse | halfr | 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,... |