Where does “hulst” come from?

hulst (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch huls, from Old Dutch hulis, from Proto-West Germanic hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hulst (Dutch): holly, common holly

Definitions

  1. holly, common holly

Ancestry of “hulst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhuls—
2Old Dutchhulis—
3Proto-West Germanichulisholly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “hulst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hulis →Every word from Old Dutch hulis →