Where does “Heldentod” come from?

Heldentod (German) comes from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

Heldentod (German): heroic death; a hero's death

Definitions

  1. heroic death; a hero's death

Ancestry of “Heldentod”, step by step

Heldentod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via German Held

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