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

  1. wood; a particular kind of wood; a piece of wood,...

Ancestry of “Holt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanholt—
2Old Saxonholt—
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 →