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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|helmet]], a diminutive of helme, helmet,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from Frankish, compare Old High German helm and Gothic hilms,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Proto-Germanic *helmaz,^(Barnhart 1988) from PIE *kel-, to hide.^(Barnhart 1988) Etymonline suggests it may instead be a diminutive of Middle English [[helm]].^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|frm|helmet]], a diminutive of [[m|frm|helme]], helmet,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from Frankish, compare [[goh|helm]] and [[got|𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃|tr=hilms]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from [[gem-pro|*helmaz]],^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*kel-]], to hide.^(Barnhart 1988) Etymonline suggests it may instead be a diminutive of Middle English [[helm]].^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==