Where does “holm” come from?
holm (Middle English) comes from Old English holm, from Old Norse hólmr, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
holm (Middle English): island
Ancestry of “holm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | holm | ocean, sea, waters |
| 2 | Old Norse | hólmr | island |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulmaz | small island, hill, mound |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hmos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
Words derived from “holm”