Where does “holm” come from?

holm (German) comes from Middle Low German holm, from Old Saxon holm, from Proto-West Germanic holm, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

holm (German): rail, bar (on which to hold on to)

Definitions

  1. rail, bar (on which to hold on to)

Ancestry of “holm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanholmgirt
2Old Saxonholmisland
3Proto-West Germanicholmisland
4Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulmaz →