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