helm

Pronunciation: /ɦɛlm/

“helm” is a Dutch word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

helmet, protective headwear
helmet above a shield
marram, European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria)
a tiller on a vessel's rudder
the handle on a pounder to crush fibers in a paper mill

Etymology

From Middle Dutch helm, from Old Dutch *helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Compare West Frisian helm, Low German Helm, German Helm, Danish hjelm.

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helling
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