Where does “olm” come from?

olm (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French olme, from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

Ancestry of “olm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencholme
2Latinulmuselm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

Words derived from “olm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élemEvery word from Latin ulmusEvery word from Old French olme
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