Where does “העלדיש” come from?
העלדיש (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.
העלדיש (Yiddish): heroic
Ancestry of “העלדיש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | העלד | hero; protagonist |
| 2 | Middle High German | helt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | helid | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haliþ | hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haliþaz | hero |