Where does “Holt” come from?
Holt (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German holt, from Old Saxon holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.
Holt (German Low German): wood; a particular kind of wood; a piece of wood,...
Definitions
- wood; a particular kind of wood; a piece of wood,...
Ancestry of “Holt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | holt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | holt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |