helm

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
helm1

▶noun

• 1 a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or boat.

• 2 (the helm) a position of leadership.

▶verb

• 1 steer (a boat or ship).

• 2 manage the running of.

  ■ N. Amer. direct (a film).

– derivatives
helmer noun (N. Amer.).

– origin OE helma; prob. rel. to helve.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
helm2

▶noun archaic a helmet.

– derivatives
helmed adjective.

– origin OE, of Gmc origin; rel. to helmet.