half
Etymology
Etymology
From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf; as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Akin to osx -, ofs -, and Dutch half, Western Frisian heal, German halb, Swedish -, Danish - and Norwegian halv, Icelandic hálfur and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃. Compare halve, behalf.