Where does “holt” come from?

holt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic hulþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holt (Middle High German): goblin

Definitions

  1. goblin

Ancestry of “holt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanholdfriendly, loyal
2Proto-West Germanic*holþgracious
3Proto-Germanichulþazinclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “holt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holþ →