Where does “hollin” come from?

hollin (English) comes from Middle English holin, from Old English holeġn, from Proto-West Germanic hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

hollin (English): holly

Definitions

  1. holly

Ancestry of “hollin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholinholly
2Old Englishholeġn—
3Proto-West Germanichulisholly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hulis →Every word from Old English holeġn →
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