Where does “hjälte” come from?

hjälte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hæladhe, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

hjälte (Swedish): a hero, a person of great bravery; the main male...

Definitions

  1. a hero, a person of great bravery; the main male...

Ancestry of “hjälte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhæladhefighter, warrior, protector
2Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

Words derived from “hjälte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Old Swedish hæladhe →