pantoffelheld
Dutch (Brabantic)
/pɑnˈtɔ.fəlˌɦɛlt/
noun
Definitions
- antihero, especially a henpecked one who merely talk the talks the talk
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pantoffelheld compound from Dutch, Flemish pantoffel (house slipper) + Dutch, Flemish held (hero).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
held
Gloss
hero
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Held German
- Pantoffel German
- Pantoffelheld German
- antiheld Dutch, Flemish
- held Dutch, Flemish
- heldendaad Dutch, Flemish
- heldendicht Dutch, Flemish
- heldendom Dutch, Flemish
- heldenmoed Dutch, Flemish
- heldhaftig Dutch, Flemish
- heldin Dutch, Flemish
- oorlogsheld Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffel Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffeldier Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffelhout Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffelparade Dutch, Flemish
- pantoffelregering Dutch, Flemish
- stripheld Dutch, Flemish
- superheld Dutch, Flemish
- zeeheld Dutch, Flemish
- pantoufle French
- helt Middle Dutch
- pantoffel Middle Dutch
- pantoffel Afrikaans