Where does “heltemod” come from?

heltemod (Danish) comes from Danish helt, from German Held, from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

heltemod (Danish): heroism

Definitions

  1. heroism

Ancestry of “heltemod”, step by step

heltemod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish helt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelthero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel
2GermanHeldhero; protagonist
3Middle High Germanhelt—
4Old High Germanhelidhut
5Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
6Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

via Danish mod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmodcourage; mood; against
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “heltemod”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →