Where does “umbrel” come from?

umbrel (English) comes from Middle English umbrell, from Old French ombrel, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

umbrel (English): the visor of a helmet

Definitions

  1. the visor of a helmet

Ancestry of “umbrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishumbrellthe visor of a helmet
2Old Frenchombrelshade
3Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
4Old Latinomra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →