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