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Helm.

helmet

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛlm/

  1. helmet

    masculine · strong
    Die Pickelhaube war ein historischer Helm, der von den Preußen und später, nach der Vereinigung Deutschlands unter Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck im Jahre 1871, von den Deutschen benutzt wurde.

  2. helm roof

    masculine · strong

  3. helmet, as shown above a coat of arms

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Proto-West Germanic *helm Old High German hëlm Middle High German hëlm German Helm From Middle High German hëlm, from Old High German hëlm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Compare Low German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Danish hjelm.

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