Where does “motorcykelhjälm” come from?

motorcykelhjälm (Swedish) comes from Swedish motorcykel, from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

motorcykelhjälm (Swedish): crash helmet

Definitions

  1. crash helmet

Ancestry of “motorcykelhjälm”, step by step

motorcykelhjälm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish motorcykel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotorcykela motorcycle
2Swedishmotorengine, motor
3Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Swedish hjälm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjälma helmet
2Old Swedishhiælmberhelmet
3Old Norsehjálmrhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin motor