Where does “helmetlike” come from?
helmetlike (English) comes from English helmet, from Middle English helmet, from Old French helmet, from Old French helme, from Medieval Latin helmus, from Frankish helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
helmetlike (English): Resembling a helmet
Definitions
- Resembling a helmet
Ancestry of “helmetlike”, step by step
helmetlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English helmet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | helmet | A protective head covering, usually part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | helmet | A helmet; an armoured piece of headgear |
| 3 | Old French | helmet | — |
| 4 | Old French | helme | helmet |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | helmus | helmet |
| 6 | Frankish | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |