Proto-Germanic
*halbaz
‘half’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *halbaz, most familiar first.
- half ← healf ← *halb
- halve ← halven ← hilfan ← *halbijan ← *halbijaną
- hapa ← half ← half ← healf ← *halb
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *halbaz