Etymograph

English

half-world

From half + world, in later use after French demi-monde.

A compound of half + world

Proto-Germanic *halbaz

Proto-West Germanic *halb

Old English healf

Middle English half

English half

Proto-Germanic *weraldiz ‘lifetime’

Proto-West Germanic *weraldi

Old English weorold

Middle English world ‘the world’

English world

Today it means

noun A hemisphere.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / half-world