Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/helmô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱél-mō, earlier *ḱél-mn̥, from the root *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cognate with Sanskrit शर्मन् (śárman, “shelter, protection”).

Noun

*helmô m

1. handle, helm (on a boat)

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *helmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*helmô	*helmaniz
vocative	*helmô	*helmaniz
accusative	*helmanų	*helmanunz
genitive	*hilminiz	*helmanǫ̂
dative	*hilmini	*helmammaz
instrumental	*hilminē	*helmammiz

Related terms

• *skalmō
• *skalmiz

Descendants

• Old English: helma
  • Middle English: halm
    • English: helm
• Old Saxon: *helma
  • Middle Low German: helm; holm (-o- from -a-? or from a zero-grade?)
    • → German: Holm
• Old Dutch: *helma
  • Middle Dutch: helm
    • Dutch: helm
• Old High German: halme
  • Middle High German: halme, halm, helm
    • German: Helm (dialectal)
• Old Norse: hjalmvǫlr, hjalmurvǫlr, hjalmarvǫlr, hjalmunvǫlr