Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halb

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Adjective

*halb

  1. half

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *halb
Genitive *halbas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *halb *halbu *halb
Accusative *halbanā *halbā *halb
Genitive *halbas *halbeʀā *halbas
Dative *halbumē *halbeʀē *halbumē
Instrumental *halbu *halbeʀu *halbu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *halbē *halbō *halbu
Accusative *halbā *halbā *halbu
Genitive *halbeʀō *halbeʀō *halbeʀō
Dative *halbēm, *halbum *halbēm, *halbum *halbēm, *halbum
Instrumental *halbēm, *halbum *halbēm, *halbum *halbēm, *halbum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: healf, half, halb
    • Middle English: half
      • English: half (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: hauf
      • Yola: halleef, halef, halluf
  • Old Frisian: half
  • Old Saxon: half
    • Middle Low German: half
      • Low German: half, halv
      • Plautdietsch: haulf
  • Old Dutch: half
  • Old High German: halb, halp; half (Central German)
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