Where does “antiheld” come from?

antiheld (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch antiheld, from Dutch held, from Middle Dutch helt, from Old Dutch helt, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

antiheld (Afrikaans): antihero

Definitions

  1. antihero

Ancestry of “antiheld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchantiheldantihero male or of unspecified gender
2Dutchheldhero
3Middle Dutchhelt—
4Old Dutchheltman
5Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
6Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old Dutch helt →