Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halbiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *halbaz (“half”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.βi.θɔː/

Noun

*halbiþō f[1]

  1. half
    Synonym: *halbō, *halbǭ

Inflection

Declension of *halbiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *halbiþō *halbiþôz
vocative *halbiþō *halbiþôz
accusative *halbiþǭ *halbiþōz
genitive *halbiþōz *halbiþǫ̂
dative *halbiþōi *halbiþōmaz
instrumental *halbiþō *halbiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halbiþu
    • Old Frisian: *helfte
    • Old Saxon: *helvida, *helfta
    • Old Dutch: *helvida, *helfta
      • Middle Dutch: helft, helfde
        • Dutch: helft
          • Afrikaans: helfte
    • Old High German: *helbida, *helfta
      • Middle High German: helfte
  • Old Norse: helft, helfð

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xalbiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
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