Where does “søhelt” come from?

søhelt (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.

søhelt (Danish): naval hero a person who has shown great courage in naval battles

Definitions

  1. naval hero a person who has shown great courage in naval battles

Ancestry of “søhelt”, step by step

søhelt 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 sø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsølake; sea
2Old Norsesýrsow
3Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →