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

  1. A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a...

Ancestry of “holt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishholtA small piece of woodland; a wooded hill
2Old Englishholtwood
3Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
4Proto-Germanichultąwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →