*hulmaz

Runic: ᚺᚢᛚᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxul.mɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

small island, hill, mound

From Pre-Germanic *kl̥Hmos, likely from an original mn-stem; from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-. Cognate with Latin columen (‘summit, peak’).

*holm (Proto-West Germanic)
- holm (Old Dutch)
  - holm (Middle Dutch)
    - holm (Dutch)
*holm (Proto-West Germanic)
- holm (Old English)
  - holm, holme (Middle English)
    - holm (English)
    - holm, hulm, houm (Scots)
*holm (Proto-West Germanic)
- holm (Old Saxon)
  - holm (Middle Low German)
    - Holm (German)
    - Holm (Low German)
holmr (Old Norse)
- hólmur (Faroese)
- hólmur (Icelandic)
- holm, holme, hølm, hølme, hómi, hùlme (Norwegian Nynorsk)
holmr (Old Norse)
- hulm (Old Danish)
  - holm (Danish)
holmr (Old Norse)
- holmber, hulmber, holme (Old Swedish)
  - holme (Swedish)
*xъlmъ (Proto-Slavic)