Where does “held” come from?
held (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch helt, from Old Dutch helt, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.
held (Dutch): hero
Ancestry of “held”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | helt | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | helt | man |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haliþ | hero |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haliþaz | hero |
Words derived from “held”