Where does “Hälmchen” come from?

Hälmchen (German) comes from German halm, from Middle High German halm, from Old High German halm, from Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Hälmchen (German): Diminutive of Halm

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Halm

Ancestry of “Hälmchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalmstalk
2Middle High Germanhalm—
3Old High Germanhalm—
4Proto-West Germanic*halmhalm, stem, stalk
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →