*halbiþō

Runic: ᚺᚨᛚᛒᛁᚦᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑl.βi.θɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

half

Etymology

From *halbaz (‘half’) + *-iþō.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.halbiþōhalbiþôz
Acc.halbiþǭhalbiþōz
Gen.halbiþōzhalbiþǫ̂
Dat.halbiþōihalbiþōmaz
Inst.halbiþōhalbiþōmiz
Voc.halbiþōhalbiþôz

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Descendants

  • *halbiþu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *helvida, *helfta (Old Dutch)
      • helft, helfde (Middle Dutch)
        • helft (Dutch)
          • helfte (Afrikaans)
  • *halbiþu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *helfte (Old Frisian)
      • helt (North Frisian)
      • helte (West Frisian)
  • *halbiþu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *helbida, *helfta (Old High German)
      • helfte (Middle High German)
        • Hälfte (German)
  • *halbiþu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *helvida, *helfta (Old Saxon)
      • helfte (Middle Low German)
        • Hälfte (Low German)
          • Hälfte, Hälft, Helfte, Helft (German Low German)
  • helft (Old Norse)
    • hælvt (Danish)
    • helvt (Faroese)
    • helft (Icelandic)
    • helvt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • hälft (Swedish)
  • helfð (Old Norse)
    • hælvt (Danish)
    • helvt (Faroese)
    • helft (Icelandic)
    • helvt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • hälft (Swedish)

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