Where does “olm” come from?

olm (English) comes from German Olm, from Middle High German olm, from Old High German olm.

olm (English): Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous...

Definitions

  1. Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous...

Ancestry of “olm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOlmolm cave-dwelling salamander
2Middle High Germanolm—
3Old High Germanolm—
Every word from Old High German olm →Every word from Middle High German olm →Every word from German Olm →