Where does “holt” come from?
Holt comes from Old English holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to kola- and kald-.
holt (English): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a...
Definitions
- A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a...
Ancestry of “holt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | holt | A small piece of woodland; a wooded hill |
| 2 | Old English | holt | wood |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |