Where does “halvnaken” come from?

halvnaken (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,...

halvnaken (Swedish): half-naked

Definitions

  1. half-naked

Ancestry of “halvnaken”, step by step

halvnaken 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 naken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnakennude, naked; without clothes
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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