Where does “Holland” come from?

Holland (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Holland (Dutch): in [[patriot

Definitions

  1. in [[patriot

Ancestry of “Holland”, step by step

Holland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch holt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
2Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
3Proto-Germanichultąwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

via Old Dutch lant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Middle Dutch Hollant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchHollant—
2Old Dutch*Holtland—

Words derived from “Holland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →