halfdead

Meaning

Adjective

Halfway dead; only partially alive.

Origin

From Middle English halfdede, from Old English healfdēad, from Proto-Germanic *halbadaudaz, equivalent to half- + dead. Cognate with West Frisian healdea, Dutch halfdood, German Low German halvdood, German halbtot, Swedish halvdöd.

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