Where does “כעלעם” come from?

כעלעם (Yiddish) comes from Polish Chełm, from Proto-Slavic xъlmъ, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Ancestry of “כעלעם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishChełm—
2Proto-Slavicxъlmъhill
3Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “כעלעם”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulmaz →