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): a small island, an islet, a holm (normally uninhabited and typically more or less covered with trees)
Definitions
- a small island, an islet, a holm (normally uninhabited and typically more or less covered with trees)