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

Definitions

  1. heroic

Ancestry of “heltemodig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishheltemodheroism
2Danishhelthero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel
3GermanHeldhero; protagonist
4Middle High Germanhelt—
5Old High Germanhelidhut
6Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
7Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →
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