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. half

   Synonym: *halbō, *halbǭ

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension 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
    • North Frisian: helt
    • West Frisian: helte
  • Old Saxon: *helvida, *helfta
    • Middle Low German: helfte
      • German Low German: Hälfte, Hälft
  • Old Dutch: *helvida
    • Middle Dutch: helft, helfde
      • Dutch: helft
  • Old High German: *helbida, *helfta
    • Middle High German: helfte
      • German: Hälfte
• Old Norse: helft, helfð
  • Icelandic: helft
  • Faroese: helvt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: helvt
  • Swedish: hälft
  • Danish: hælvt