Where does “ошеломи́ть” come from?

ошеломи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian шело́м, from Old East Slavic шеломъ, from Proto-Slavic šelmъ, 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.

ошеломи́ть (Russian): to stun, to stupefy

Definitions

  1. to stun, to stupefy

Ancestry of “ошеломи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшело́мhelmet
2Old East Slavicшеломъ—
3Proto-Slavicšelmъhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “ошеломи́ть”

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