Where does “howm” come from?

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

howm (Scots): low-lying ground beside a river

Definitions

  1. low-lying ground beside a river

Ancestry of “howm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “howm”

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