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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Viking


Real world

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

French


Real world

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

Griffin


Creatures

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

Knight


People

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

Cat


People

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

Centaur


Creatures

kranos final

  • Keraunokranos

    Kerauno thunderbolt + kranos helmet

    thunderbolt helmet

  • Eurykranos

    Eury broad + kranos helmet

    broad helmet

  • Iatrokranos

    Iatro healing + kranos helmet

    healing helmet

German


Real world

Helm initial

  • Helmmar

    Helm helmet + mar famous

    helmet famous

  • Helmwin

    Helm helmet + win friend

    helmet friend

  • Helmbern

    Helm helmet + bern bear

    helmet bear

Human


People

helm final

  • Goldhelm

    Gold golden + helm helmet

    golden helmet

  • Freohelm

    Freo free + helm helmet

    free helmet

  • Grimhelm

    Grim mask + helm helmet

    mask helmet

Nordic


Real world

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

Tavern


Objects

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

Vampire


Creatures

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

See also

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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