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