Etymograph

English

semidead

From semi- + dead.

Formed from semi- + dead

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-

Proto-Germanic *daudaz

Proto-West Germanic *daud

Old English dēad

Middle English ded

English dead

Today it means

adj Somewhat or partly dead.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semidead”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / semidead