Where does “holm” come from?
holm (Swedish) comes from Swedish holme, from Old Swedish holmber, from Old Norse hólmr, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
holm (Swedish): islet
Ancestry of “holm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | holme | holme |
| 2 | Old Swedish | holmber | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hólmr | island |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulmaz | small island, hill, mound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hmos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
Words derived from “holm”