Etymograph

English

halfwidth

From half + width.

A compound of half + width

Proto-Germanic *halbaz

Proto-West Germanic *halb

Old English healf

Middle English half

English half

English wyde

English width

Today it means

adj Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.

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

Etymograph / halfwidth