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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helmōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *helm (“helmet”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*helmōn
- to cover
- to cover with a helmet
Inflection
Class 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *helmōn | |
1st sg. past | *helmōdā | |
Infinitive | *helmōn | |
Genitive infin. | *helmōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *helmōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *helmōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *helmō | *helmōdā |
2nd singular | *helmōs | *helmōdēs, *helmōdōs |
3rd singular | *helmōþ | *helmōdē, *helmōdā |
1st plural | *helmōm | *helmōdum |
2nd plural | *helmōþ | *helmōdud |
3rd plural | *helmōnþ | *helmōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *helmō | *helmōdī |
2nd singular | *helmōs | *helmōdī |
3rd singular | *helmō | *helmōdī |
1st plural | *helmōm | *helmōdīm |
2nd plural | *helmōþ | *helmōdīd |
3rd plural | *helmōn | *helmōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *helmō | |
Plural | *helmōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *helmōndī | *helmōd |
Related terms
- *hilmijan
Descendants
- Old English: helmian
- Middle English: helmen
- Old Saxon: *helmon
- Middle Low German: helmen
- Old High German: *helmōn (attested in the past participle gihelmōt)
- Middle High German: helmen
- German: helmen
- Middle High German: helmen