Where does “olm” come from?

olm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch olm, from Old French olme, from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

olm (Dutch): An elm, tree of the genus "Ulmus"

Definitions

  1. An elm, tree of the genus "Ulmus"

Ancestry of “olm”, step by step

olm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch olm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcholm—
2Old Frencholme—
3Latinulmuselm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

via German Olm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOlmolm cave-dwelling salamander
2Middle High Germanolm—
3Old High Germanolm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Latin ulmus →Every word from Old French olme →