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Holm.

rail, bar (on which to hold on to)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɔlm/
  1. rail, bar (on which to hold on to)

    masculine · strong
  2. spar

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Probably from Middle Low German holm (“girt”), from Old Saxon *helma, from Proto-West Germanic *helmō, which pertains to the Germanic root *helmô (compare English helm). Older theories derive it from the plural of dialectal Hulbe (“beam”) with -ben → -m (a rather common development in German). This seems less likely, particularly since Holm was spread by Jahn, who introduced several Low German dialect words to the standard.

noun/hɔlm/
  1. holm; small island, islet

    Northern-Germany · masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German and Old Saxon holm (“island”), from Proto-West Germanic *holm. Cognate with English holm, Danish holm, Swedish holme, Icelandic hólmi. Doublet of Kulm (“rounded mountaintop”).

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