Where does “heltinne” come from?

heltinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål helt, from Middle Low German helt, from Old Saxon helith, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

heltinne (Norwegian Bokmål): heroine, hero

Definitions

  1. heroine, hero

Ancestry of “heltinne”, step by step

heltinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål helt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålheltneuter singular of hel; completely, altogether,...
2Middle Low Germanhelthero
3Old Saxonhelithman; hero
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

via Norwegian Bokmål inne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old Saxon helith →
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