Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *helmaz.

Noun

*helm m

helmet

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*helm
Genitive	*helmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*helm	helmō, helmōs
Accusative	*helm	*helmā
Genitive	*helmas	*helmō
Dative	*helmē	*helmum
Instrumental	*helmu	*helmum

Descendants

Old English: helm
- Middle English: helm
  - English: helm
Old Frisian: helm
- Saterland Frisian: Hälm
- West Frisian: helm
Old Saxon: helm
- Middle Low German: helm
  - Low German: Helm
Old Dutch: helm
- Middle Dutch: helm
  - Dutch: helm
Old High German: helm
- Middle High German: helm
  - German: Helm
    - Polish: hełm
  - Luxembourgish: Helm
→ Latin: helmus [867 CE, France] (see there for further descendants)