halfway

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/hæfweɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

Related words

a metà strada

metà vie

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