Where does “oorlogsheld” come from?

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

oorlogsheld (Dutch): war hero

Definitions

  1. war hero

Ancestry of “oorlogsheld”, step by step

oorlogsheld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch held

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

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →