Where does “vernehjelm” come from?
vernehjelm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verne, from Old Norse verna, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
vernehjelm (Norwegian Bokmål): a hard hat
Definitions
- a hard hat
Ancestry of “vernehjelm”, step by step
vernehjelm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål verne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verne | to shield; to protect; to defend |
| 2 | Old Norse | verna | defend, protect |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |