Where does “halvdöd” come from?
halvdöd (Swedish) comes from Swedish död, from Old Swedish døþer, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
halvdöd (Swedish): (sometimes ironically) halfdead
Definitions
- (sometimes ironically) halfdead
Ancestry of “halvdöd”, step by step
halvdöd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish död
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | död | dead; death |
| 2 | Old Swedish | døþer | dead |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Swedish halv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | halv | half |
| 2 | Old Norse | halfr | half |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |