Where does “halvtimma” come from?

halvtimma (Swedish) comes from Swedish timma, from Swedish timme, from Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

halvtimma (Swedish): half-hour

Definitions

  1. half-hour

Ancestry of “halvtimma”, step by step

halvtimma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish timma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtimma—
2Swedishtimmean hour; an hour, a time of day; an hour, a...
3Old Swedishtīmetime
4Old Norsetímitime
5Proto-Germanictīmôtime
6Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

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,...
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