Holm

Meaning

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

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɔlm/

Etymology

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.