Where does “halvbutelj” come from?

halvbutelj (Swedish) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “halvbutelj”, step by step

halvbutelj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Swedish butelj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuteljbottle
2Frenchbouteillebottle
3Old Frenchboteillebottle
4Late Latinbutticula—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →