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“helmet”

13 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 2 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 land + aume helmet

    land 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

German


Real world

Helm initial

  • Helmleib

    Helm helmet + leib heir

    helmet heir

  • Helmhad

    Helm helmet + had combat

    helmet combat

  • Helmher

    Helm helmet + her army

    helmet army

Tavern


Objects

helm final

  • The Hungry Helm

    The Hungry hungry + helm helmet

    hungry helmet

  • The Slumbering Helm

    The Slumbering slumbering + helm helmet

    slumbering helmet

  • The White Helm

    The White white + helm helmet

    white helmet

Vampire


Creatures

helm final

  • Draghelm

    Drag precious + helm helmet

    precious-helmet

  • Steahelm

    Stea star + helm helmet

    star-helmet

  • Volkhelm

    Volk wolf + helm helmet

    wolf-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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