Where does “Helm” come from?

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

Helm (German): helmet; helm roof; helmet, as shown above a coat...

Definitions

  1. helmet; helm roof; helmet, as shown above a coat...

Ancestry of “Helm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhelmstalk
2Old High Germanhelmhelmet
3Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “Helm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →