“helmet”
16 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Viking, has 3.
Ketil initial · kell final · ketill final
- Ketilrad
Ketil helmet + rad counsel
helmet counsel
- Ketilulf
Ketil helmet + ulf wolf
helmet wolf
- Ketilolf
Ketil helmet + olf wolf
helmet wolf
- Hjorkell
Hjor sword + kell helmet
sword helmet
- Holmkell
Holm islet + kell helmet
islet helmet
- Odkell
Od spear point + kell helmet
spear point helmet
- Ragnketill
Ragn the gods + ketill helmet
the gods helmet
- Fridketill
Frid peace + ketill helmet
peace helmet
- Austketill
Aust east + ketill helmet
east helmet
aume final · elme final
- Fredaume
Fred peace + aume helmet
peace helmet
- Mainaume
Main strength + aume helmet
strength helmet
- Landaume
Land territory + aume helmet
territory helmet
- Laurelme
Laur laurel + elme helmet
laurel helmet
- Adelelme
Adel noble + elme helmet
noble helmet
- Conelme
Con daring + elme helmet
daring helmet
helm final · helma final
- Sinishelm
Sinis left hand + helm helmet
left hand helmet
- Ferhelm
Fer iron + helm helmet
iron helmet
- Praedhelm
Praed prey + helm helmet
prey helmet
- Victahelma
Victa victory + helma helmet
victory helmet
- Rostrahelma
Rostra beak + helma helmet
beak helmet
- Solahelma
Sola sun + helma helmet
sun helmet
aume final · helm final
- Hugaume
Hug mind + aume helmet
mind helmet
- Guilaume
Guil will + aume helmet
will helmet
- Aimaume
Aim home + aume helmet
home helmet
- Ramhelm
Ram raven + helm helmet
raven helmet
- Berhelm
Ber bear + helm helmet
bear helmet
- Adalhelm
Adal noble + helm helmet
noble helmet
helm final
- Amberhelm
Amber fossil resin + helm helmet
fossil resin helmet
- Soothelm
Soot settled smoke + helm helmet
settled smoke helmet
- Tigerhelm
Tiger striped hunter + helm helmet
striped hunter helmet
kranos final
- Keraunokranos
Kerauno thunderbolt + kranos helmet
thunderbolt helmet
- Eurykranos
Eury broad + kranos helmet
broad helmet
- Iatrokranos
Iatro healing + kranos helmet
healing helmet
Helm initial
- Helmmar
Helm helmet + mar famous
helmet famous
- Helmwin
Helm helmet + win friend
helmet friend
- Helmbern
Helm helmet + bern bear
helmet bear
helm final
- Goldhelm
Gold golden + helm helmet
golden helmet
- Freohelm
Freo free + helm helmet
free helmet
- Grimhelm
Grim mask + helm helmet
mask helmet
Kjell initial
- Kjell Hallgeir
Kjell helmet + hallgeir rock spear
helmet and rock spear
- Kjell Ragnvald
Kjell helmet + ragnvald counsel ruler
helmet and counsel ruler
- Kjell Erling
Kjell helmet + erling chieftain's son
helmet and chieftain's son
helm final
- The Grey Helm
The Grey grey + helm helmet
grey helmet
- The Laughing Helm
The Laughing laughing + helm helmet
laughing helmet
- The Rambling Helm
The Rambling rambling + helm helmet
rambling helmet
helm final
- Adelhelm
Adel noble + helm helmet
noble-helmet
- Zlathelm
Zlat gold + helm helmet
gold-helmet
- Belahelm
Bela white + helm helmet
white-helmet
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “helmet”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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