Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helmōn

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

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *helm (“helmet”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*helmōn

1. to cover
2. to cover with a helmet

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*helmōn
1st sg. past	*helmōdā
Infinitive	*helmōn
Genitive infin.	*helmōnijas
Dative infin.	*helmōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*helmōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*helmō	*helmōdā
2nd singular	*helmōs	*helmōdēs, *helmōdōs
3rd singular	*helmōþ	*helmōdē, *helmōdā
1st plural	*helmōm	*helmōdum
2nd plural	*helmōþ	*helmōdud
3rd plural	*helmōnþ	*helmōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*helmō	*helmōdī
2nd singular	*helmōs	*helmōdī
3rd singular	*helmō	*helmōdī
1st plural	*helmōm	*helmōdīm
2nd plural	*helmōþ	*helmōdīd
3rd plural	*helmōn	*helmōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*helmō
Plural	*helmōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*helmōndī	*helmōd

Related terms

• *hilmijan

Descendants

• Old English: helmian
  • Middle English: helmen
• Old Saxon: *helmon
  • Middle Low German: helmen
• Old High German: *helmōn (attested in the past participle gihelmōt)
  • Middle High German: helmen
    • German: helmen