Holm

1. (masculine, strong) rail, bar (on which to hold on to)
2. (masculine, strong) spar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɔlm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: holm

Cognate with English: helm

Borrowed from Middle Low German: -

Cognate with English: holm

Cognate with Danish: holm

Cognate with Swedish: holme

Cognate with Icelandic: hólmi

In summary

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.

Concepts

Holm

capping beam

arbor

islet

stalk

harness thill

Synonyms

Werder

kleine Insel

Balken

Dorn

Hauptbalken

Barrenholm

Wörth

Flussinsel

Werth

Wange

Inselchen

Translations

Holm

Holm

îlot

limon

asse

isoletta

isolotto

longherone

traversa

νησάκι

wysepka

ilhota

ínsua

entrenarse

isleta