Where does “Helmolt” come from?

Helmolt (Danish) comes from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “Helmolt”, step by step

Helmolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German helm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelmhelmet
2Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
3Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Proto-Germanic *waldan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*waldan—
2Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “Helmolt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →