Where does “heltinne” come from?

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

heltinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): heroine, hero

Definitions

  1. heroine, hero

Ancestry of “heltinne”, step by step

heltinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk helt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhelta hero
2Middle Low Germanhelthero
3Old Saxonhelithman; hero
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

via Norwegian Nynorsk inne

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