Where does “העלדין” come from?

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

העלדין (Yiddish): heroine

Definitions

  1. heroine

Ancestry of “העלדין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהעלדhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →