Where does “holm” come from?

holm (Old English) comes from Old Norse hólmr, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

holm (Old English): ocean, sea, waters

Definitions

  1. ocean, sea, waters

Ancestry of “holm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “holm”

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