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

Definitions

  1. a half brother

Ancestry of “halvbroder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalv-semi-, half-
2Swedishhalvhalf
3Old Norsehalfrhalf
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,...
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