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

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “holm”, step by step

holm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English holm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishholmocean, sea, waters
2Old Norsehólmrisland
3Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

via Middle English holin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholinholly
2Old Englishholeġn—
3Proto-West Germanichulisholly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “holm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulmaz →