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

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)