English
half-
Half- comes from Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halbaz‘half’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halba-reconstructed
- Englishtodayhalf-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halbaz‘half’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*halba-reconstructed
- Englishtodayhalf-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to cut’
skill, shell, shield, skull, shilling, shale, schilling, shoal, shelve, halter, schelling, 15 more
through Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’
Today it means
prefix half or partial; not complete
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *halbaz / half-