Where does “halm” come from?

halm (German) comes 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.

halm (German): stalk

Definitions

  1. stalk

Ancestry of “halm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhalm—
2Old High Germanhalm—
3Proto-West Germanic*halmhalm, stem, stalk
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “halm”

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