Where does “unhelmet” come from?

unhelmet (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.

unhelmet (English): To remove the helmet from

Definitions

  1. To remove the helmet from

Ancestry of “unhelmet”, step by step

unhelmet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English helmet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelmetA protective head covering, usually part of...
2Middle EnglishhelmetA helmet; an armoured piece of headgear
3Old Frenchhelmet
4Old Frenchhelmehelmet
5Medieval Latinhelmushelmet
6Frankishhelmhelmet
7Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
8Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic halmaz
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