Olme
/oʊlm/noun
An obsolete or dialectal form of “elm,” the deciduous tree.
Did you know?“Olme” is an old spelling related to the same ancient tree-name preserved in Latin ulmus and modern English elm.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁elmos
“Elm tree”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*elmaz
“Elm”
Old English
OE
elm
“Elm tree”
Middle English
ME
elme / olme
“Elm tree; variant spellings reflecting regional pronunciation”
Modern English
English
olme
“Obsolete or dialectal form of “elm””