Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helmō

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helmô; equivalent to *helan +‎ *-mō.

Noun

*helmō m

handle, helm (on a boat)

Inflection

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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)

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