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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sēm-i-
Meaning: half-
Old Indian: sāmí `prematurely, incompletely, partially, half'
Old Greek: hēmi- `halb-'
Germanic: *sēm-i-
Latin: sēmi- `halb'
Russ. meaning: полу-
References: WP II 492
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *sēmi-
Meaning: half
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Saxon: sām-
Old High German: { sāmi }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1684
Root: sēmi-
English meaning: half
German meaning: `halb' als 1. Kompositionsglied
Material: Ai. sāmí- `halb' (-sāmi- Adj. `nicht halb, vollständig'); gr. ἡμι- `halb' (ἥμισυς `halb' aus ursprüngl. ἥμιτυς m. `*Hälfte', vgl. kret. ἠμιτυ-έκτου, epid. ἡμίτεια; ἡμίνα `Hälfte'); lat. sēmi- (sēmus späte Adjektivierung); sēmis indekl. `halb, Hälfte' wohl nach bis; ahd. sāmi-, as. sām-; vgl. lat. sēmi-vivus, gr. ἡμί-βιος, ahd. sāmi-queck, as. sām-quick `halbtot'.
References: WP. II 493, WH. II 512 f.
Pages: 905-906
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