Where does “heldendicht” come from?

heldendicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

heldendicht (Dutch): an epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero

Definitions

  1. an epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero

Ancestry of “heldendicht”, step by step

heldendicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht—
3Old Dutchthīht—
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch held

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheldhero
2Middle Dutchhelt—
3Old Dutchheltman
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →