To be a helmsman or a member of the helm; to be in charge of steering the boat.
To lead (a project, etc.).
Origin
From Middle English helm, helme, from Old English helma, from Proto-Germanic *helmô. Compare German Holm ("beam").
From Middle English helm, from Old English helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-; Compare West Frisian helm, Dutch helm, Low German Helm, German Helm, Danish, Norwegian hjelm.
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