Helm
German (Berlin)
/hɛlm/
noun
Definitions
- helmet
- helm roof
- (heraldry) helmet, as shown above a coat of arms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German helm inherited from Old High German helm (helmet) inherited from *helm inherited from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (protective covering, helmet).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*helmaz
Gloss
protective covering, helmet
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Stahlhelm English
- autohelm English
- behelm English
- dishelm English
- helm English
- helmage English
- helmer English
- helmet English
- helmless English
- helmsman English
- helmsperson English
- helmswoman English
- unhelm English
- uphelm English
- Schutz German
- Schutzhelm German
- Stahl German
- Stahlhelm German
- elmo Italian
- blauwhelm Dutch, Flemish
- fietshelm Dutch, Flemish
- helm Dutch, Flemish
- mijnwerkershelm Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
- hjelm Norwegian Bokmål
- *ansuz Proto-Germanic
- *helmaz Proto-Germanic
- hjelm Norwegian Nynorsk
- helm Old English
- helm Middle English
- hjalmaðr Old Norse
- hjalmr Old Norse
- Malte Danish
- cykelhjelm Danish
- hjelm Danish
- *šelmъ Proto-Slavic
- hjálmur Icelandic
- helm Indonesian
- helm Old High German
- helm Afrikaans
- hjálmur Faroese
- helm Middle High German
- Helm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 Gothic
- *helm gmw-pro
- *helm Old Dutch
- *helma Proto-Finnic
- hiælmber Old Swedish
- hjall Westrobothnian
- *helm Frankish