Where does “Holler” come from?

Holler (German) comes from Bavarian Holler, from Middle High German holler, from Old High German holder, from Old High German holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr — elder tree.

Holler (German): ("elder")

Definitions

  1. ("elder")

Ancestry of “Holler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianHollerelder plant of the genus
2Middle High Germanholler—
3Old High Germanholder—
4Old High Germanholuntarelder
5Proto-West Germanic*holantrelder tree

Words derived from “Holler”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holantr →Every word from Old High German holuntar →Every word from Old High German holder →
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