Where does “halmr” come from?

halmr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

halmr (Old Norse): straw, reed

Definitions

  1. straw, reed

Ancestry of “halmr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “halmr”

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