Where does “holyday” come from?

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

holyday (English): Obsolete form of holiday

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of holiday

Ancestry of “holyday”, 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
Every word from Old English hāliġdæġ →Every word from Middle English halyday →Every word from Middle English holyday →