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

1. handle, helm (on a boat)

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*helmō
Genitive	*helmini, *helman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*helmō	*helman
Accusative	*helman	*helman
Genitive	*helmini, *helman	*helmanō
Dative	*helmini, *helman	*helmum
Instrumental	*helmini, *helman	*helmum

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)