Where does “Holger” come from?
Holger (Swedish) comes from Danish Holger, from Old Danish Holmger, from Old Norse Hólmgeirr, from Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
Ancestry of “Holger”, step by step