Where does “helt” come from?
helt (Danish) comes from German Held, from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.
helt (Danish): hero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel
Definitions
- hero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel
Ancestry of “helt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Held | hero; protagonist |
| 2 | Middle High German | helt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | helid | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haliþ | hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haliþaz | hero |
Words derived from “helt”