Where does “healm” come from?

healm (Middle English) comes from Old English 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.

healm (Middle English): Alternative form of helm; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of helm; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “healm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhelmhelmet; protection, defense; covering, crown
2Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
3Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-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 →
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