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Where does “helder” come from?

helder (Dutch) comes from Dutch hel, from German hell, from Middle High German hel, from Old High German hel, from Proto-Germanic halliz, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

helder (Dutch): clear, bright; clear, lucid, obvious; clear,...

Definitions

  1. clear, bright; clear, lucid, obvious; clear,...

Ancestry of “helder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhelHell, an infernal afterlife; A terrible place or...
2Germanhellclear, bright, light
3Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
4Old High Germanhelresounding
5Proto-Germanichallizresounding
6Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “helder”

  • ophelderen
  • opheldering
  • glashelder
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