Where does “helmestäminen” come from?
helmestäminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmestää, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
Ancestry of “helmestäminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmestää | to hunt for pearls |
| 2 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 5 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |