helmet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A hard hat worn to protect the head.

   Always wear a helmet when riding your bike.

From Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume), equivalent to helm + -et. The Old French is itself of Germanic origin (whence Old English helm). Used in English since the 15th century, it has largely displaced helm as the general word.

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