Where does “holm” come from?

holm (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic holm, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

holm (Old Saxon): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “holm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicholmisland
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 →