Where does “holidays” come from?

holidays (English) comes from English holiday, from Middle English holyday, from Middle English halyday, from Old English hāliġdæġ — holy day, Sabbath.

holidays (English): plural of holiday; API pl; holiday, vacation;...

Definitions

  1. plural of holiday; API pl; holiday, vacation;...

Ancestry of “holidays”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholidayA day on which a festival, religious event, or...
2Middle EnglishholydayAlternative form of halyday
3Middle EnglishhalydayA religious holiday or celebration
4Old Englishhāliġdæġholy day, Sabbath

Words derived from “holidays”

Every word from Old English hāliġdæġ →Every word from Middle English halyday →Every word from Middle English holyday →