Where does “heldin” come from?

heldin (Dutch) comes from Dutch held, from Middle Dutch helt, from Old Dutch helt, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

heldin (Dutch): heroine

Definitions

  1. heroine

Ancestry of “heldin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheldhero
2Middle Dutchhelt—
3Old Dutchheltman
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

Words derived from “heldin”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old Dutch helt →