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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*halþijan—
2Proto-Germanichalþijanąto make incline, tilt, incline
3Proto-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 →