Where does “heltemodig” come from?
heltemodig (Danish) comes from Danish heltemod, 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.
heltemodig (Danish): heroic
Ancestry of “heltemodig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | heltemod | — |
| 2 | Danish | helt | hero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel |
| 3 | German | Held | hero; protagonist |
| 4 | Middle High German | helt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | helid | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haliþ | hero |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haliþaz | hero |