Where does “grimhelm” come from?

grimhelm (Old 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.

grimhelm (Old English): a visored helmet

Definitions

  1. a visored helmet

Ancestry of “grimhelm”, step by step

grimhelm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English helm

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

via Old English grīma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrīmamask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition
2Frankishgrīmōmask
3Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →