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

Definitions

  1. heroic

Ancestry of “העלדיש”, step by step

העלדיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish העלד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהעלדhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt—
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →