Helm
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
Helm
- The only named wind in the British Isles. It blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.
- Synonym: Helm Wind
Etymology 2 edit
Two main origins:
- English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“helmet; protection”).
- Borrowed from German Helm (“helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.
Proper noun edit
Helm (countable and uncountable, plural Helms)
- (countable) A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Helm is the 3087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11649 individuals. Helm is most common among White (86.39%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Helm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 160.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Compare Low German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Danish hjelm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Helm m (strong, genitive Helmes or Helms, plural Helme)
- helmet
- (architecture) helm roof
- (heraldry) helmet, as shown above a coat of arms
Declension edit
Declension of Helm [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
helmet
architecture
Holonyms edit
- (heraldry): Oberwappen
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
architecture
heraldry
Further reading edit
- “Helm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Helm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Helm” in Duden online
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of older Hellem, from Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.
Cognate with German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Icelandic hjálmur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Helm m (plural Helmer)