Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/holm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

Noun

*holm m

1. island

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*holm
Genitive	*holmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*holm	*holmō, *holmōs
Accusative	*holm	*holmā
Genitive	*holmas	*holmō
Dative	*holmē	*holmum
Instrumental	*holmu	*holmum

Descendants

• Old English: holm (meaning influenced by Old Norse holmr)
  • Middle English: holm, holme
    • English: holm
    • Scots: holm, hulm, houm
• Old Saxon: holm
  • Middle Low German: holm
    • Low German: Holm
    • → German: Holm
• Old Dutch: holm
  • Middle Dutch: holm
    • Dutch: holm