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
- An elm, tree of the genus "Ulmus"
Ancestry of “olm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | olm | — |
| 2 | Old French | olme | — |
| 3 | Latin | ulmus | elm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élem | mountain elm |