helmet
English
/ˈhɛlmɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A protective head covering, usually part of armour.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English helmet derived from Old French helmet suffix from English helm.
Origin
English
helm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autohelm English
- behelm English
- cam English
- crest English
- dishelm English
- helm English
- helmage English
- helmer English
- helmetcam English
- helmetcrest English
- helmeted English
- helmetless English
- helmetlike English
- helmetshrike English
- helmless English
- helmsman English
- helmsperson English
- helmswoman English
- nonhelmeted English
- shrike English
- unhelm English
- unhelmet English
- unhelmeted English
- uphelm English
- elmo Italian
- *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
- *helmaz Proto-Germanic
- ヘルメット Japanese
- cynehelm Old English
- grimhelm Old English
- helm Old English
- wuldorhelm Old English
- Ælfhelm Old English
- halm Middle English
- healm Middle English
- helm Middle English
- helmet Middle English
- hjalmr Old Norse
- *šelmъ Proto-Slavic
- helmet Old French
- helmet Cebuano
- 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 Gothic
- *helm gmw-pro
- *helma Proto-Finnic
- helmeti Swahili
- 헬멧 Korean
- *helm Frankish