Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/holm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

island

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	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
  - Scots: holm, hulm
  - English: holm
Old Saxon: holm
- Middle Low German: holm
  - Low German: Holm
  - → German: Holm
Old Dutch: holm
- Middle Dutch: holm
  - Dutch: holm

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