Where does “Holmes” come from?

Holmes (English) comes from English holme, from Middle English holm, from Old English holm, from Old Norse hólmr, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Holmes (English): variant of Holme

Definitions

  1. variant of Holme

Ancestry of “Holmes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholmeAlternative form of holm
2Middle Englishholmisland
3Old Englishholmocean, sea, waters
4Old Norsehólmrisland
5Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “Holmes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulmaz →
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