Where does “Heldentat” come from?

Heldentat (German) comes from German Held, from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

Heldentat (German): exploit, heroic deed; heroics

Definitions

  1. exploit, heroic deed; heroics

Ancestry of “Heldentat”, step by step

Heldentat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Held

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeldhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

via German tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →
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