Where does “העלד” come from?

העלד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

העלד (Yiddish): hero; protagonist

Definitions

  1. hero; protagonist

Ancestry of “העלד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhelt—
2Old High Germanhelidhut
3Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
4Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

Words derived from “העלד”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →