Where does “Hollingworth” come from?

Hollingworth (English) comes from Old English worþ, from Proto-Germanic wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Hollingworth (English): OS grid ref SK0096

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SK0096

Ancestry of “Hollingworth”, step by step

Hollingworth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English worþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworþenclosure
2Proto-Germanicwurþizraising, elevation; mound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wŕ̥tis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old English holen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishholenholly
2Proto-West Germanichulisholly
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “Hollingworth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →