Where does “helm” come from?

helm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch helm, from Old Dutch 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.

helm (Dutch): helmet; European beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria

Definitions

  1. helmet; European beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria

Ancestry of “helm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhelm—
2Old Dutchhelm—
3Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “helm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →