Holm
/hoʊm/noun
A small island, especially one in a river or lake; also the holm oak.
Did you know?In Old Norse, holmr could mean a small island or dry land in a marsh, and it survives in place names across Britain as a fossil of Viking-era geography.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hulmaz
“a small island or low-lying land near water”
Old Norse
ON
holmr
“a small island; a dry piece of land in a marsh”
Old English
OE
holm
“the sea; a wave, flood”
Middle English
ME
holm
“a small island, especially in a river or marsh”
Modern English
English
holm
“a small island; the holm oak”