Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ๐ƒโ€ come from?

๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ๐ƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European แธฑolhโ‚‚mos, from Proto-Indo-European แธฑelhโ‚‚- โ€” to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ๐ƒ (Gothic): helmet

Definitions

  1. helmet

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ๐ƒโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
2Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanแธฑolhโ‚‚mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanแธฑelhโ‚‚-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from โ€œ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ๐ƒโ€

  • elmo
  • elmo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European แธฑelhโ‚‚- โ†’