Where does “holm” come from?

holm (English) comes 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.

holm (English): Small island, islet; An island in a lake, river...

Definitions

  1. Small island, islet; An island in a lake, river...

Ancestry of “holm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “holm”

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