Morpheme
Helm
Type
free base
Denotation
corn stalk, straw
Etymology
of unknown origin; possibly from (1) variant of haulm; Middle English halm; Old English healm and/or (2) Middle English halm, helm, from healm; Old English healm and/or (3) Middle English yelm; Old English ġielm
Evidence
helm, helmed, helming, helms
See Also
Haulm, Halm, Helm, Calame, Culm
