Where does “ゼルダ” come from?

ゼルダ (Japanese) comes from English Zelda, from English Griselda, from Old English hild, from Proto-West Germanic hildi, from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.

ゼルダ (Japanese): Zelda

Definitions

  1. Zelda

Ancestry of “ゼルダ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZelda—
2EnglishGriseldaA woman of exemplary gentleness and patience
3Old Englishhildbattle, war
4Proto-West Germanichildibattle, fight
5Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic hildiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hildi →Every word from Old English hild →