helmbarte

Middle High German

Etymology

From halm (“handle”) +‎ barte (“hatchet”), from *helmô (“handle”) and *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Noun

helmbarte

1. A broad-axe with a handle

Descendants

• → Italian: alabarda, labarda (archaic)
  • → Old French: alabarde
    • Middle French: hallebarde
      • French: hallebarde
      • → English: halberd
• → Middle Dutch: helmbaerde, hellebaert, hellebarde
  • Dutch: hellebaard

References

• "helmbarte" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)