holt

English

/hɒlt/, /hoʊlt/

noun
Definitions
  • A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
  • The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English holt inherited from Old English holt (forest, thicket, timber, grove, wood) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hultą (wood) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kald-, *kola-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kola-

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