Where does “Holland” come from?

Holland (Swedish) comes from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Ancestry of “Holland”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Holland	in [[patriot
2	Old Dutch	holt	wood; tree; a wood, a forest
3	Proto-West Germanic	holt	woods, forest; wood
4	Proto-Germanic	hultą	wood
5	Proto-Indo-European	kald-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kola-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →