Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halbiþu

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 *halbiþō. Equivalent to *halb (“half”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*halbiþu f

1. half

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halbiþu
Genitive	*halbiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halbiþu	*halbiþō
Accusative	*halbiþā	*halbiþā
Genitive	*halbiþā	*halbiþō
Dative	*halbiþē	*halbiþōm, *halbiþum
Instrumental	*halbiþu	*halbiþōm, *halbiþum

Descendants

• 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