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
Ancestry of “helden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | helden | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *halþijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halþijaną | to make incline, tilt, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “helden”