helm
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɦɛlm/
noun
Definitions
- helmet
- (heraldry) helmet
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *helm inherited from *helm inherited from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (protective covering, helmet).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*helmaz
Gloss
protective covering, helmet
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- helmet English
- Helm German
- Schutzhelm German
- Stahlhelm German
- elmo Italian
- blauw Dutch, Flemish
- blauwhelm Dutch, Flemish
- fiets Dutch, Flemish
- fietshelm Dutch, Flemish
- mijnwerker Dutch, Flemish
- mijnwerkershelm Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
- *helmaz Proto-Germanic
- helm Old English
- hjalmr Old Norse
- cykelhjelm Danish
- hjelm Danish
- *šelmъ Proto-Slavic
- helm Indonesian
- helm Old High German
- helm Afrikaans
- helm Middle High German
- Helm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 Gothic
- *helm gmw-pro
- *helm Old Dutch
- *helma Proto-Finnic
- *helm Frankish