Where does “hollyhock” come from?

hollyhock (English) comes from Middle English holihocke, from Middle English holi, from Old English hāliġ, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hollyhock (English): Any of several flowering plants of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus...

Ancestry of “hollyhock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholihocke—
2Middle EnglishholiAlternative form of holy
3Old Englishhāliġholy
4Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hollyhock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →