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Held.

hero

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛlt/
  1. hero

    masculine · weak
  2. protagonist

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German helt (genitive heldes), from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ (“hero”). Cognate with Old English hæleþ (English health), Old Saxon helið (Dutch held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian Nynorsk hauld). Outside of Germanic, possibly also related to Ancient Greek κέλωρ (kélōr), Tocharian B kālyśke (“boy”).

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