"half-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English half-, from Old English healf-, from Proto-Germanic *halba- (“half-”), from *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with Dutch half- (“half-”), German halb- (“half-”), Swedish halv- (“half-”), Icelandic hálf- (“half-”). More at half. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|half-}} Middle English half-, {{inh|en|ang|healf-}} Old English healf-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*halba-|t=half-}} Proto-Germanic *halba- (“half-”), {{cog|nl|half-|t=half-}} Dutch half- (“half-”), {{cog|de|halb-|t=half-}} German halb- (“half-”), {{cog|sv|halv-|t=half-}} Swedish halv- (“half-”), {{cog|is|hálf-|t=half-}} Icelandic hálf- (“half-”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} half-, {{en-prefix}} half-
  1. half or partial; not complete Tags: morpheme Related terms: quarter- [prefix]
    Sense id: en-half--en-prefix-mfjYgLz7
  2. Used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is related only through one parent, grandparent, and so forth, rather than two. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-half--en-prefix-dlSx9coC Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 87

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