Where does “helden” come from?

helden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch helden, from Proto-Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic halþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helden (Middle Dutch): to incline, to lean

Definitions

  1. to incline, to lean

Ancestry of “helden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhelden—
2Proto-Germanic*halþijan—
3Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “helden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *halþijan →