Where does “holt” come from?

holt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

holt (Icelandic): hillock; wood

Definitions

  1. hillock; wood

Ancestry of “holt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseholtwood; rough stony ridge
2Proto-Germanichultąwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

Words derived from “holt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →