Where does “holming” come from?
holming (English) comes from English holm, 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.
holming (English): A former Welsh tradition, on St. Stephen's Day, of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches
Definitions
- A former Welsh tradition, on St. Stephen's Day, of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches
Ancestry of “holming”, step by step
holming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holm | Small island, islet; An island in a lake, river... |
| 2 | Middle English | holm | island |
| 3 | Old English | holm | ocean, sea, waters |
| 4 | Old Norse | hólmr | island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulmaz | small island, hill, mound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hmos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |