Where does “holi” come from?

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

holi (Middle English): Alternative form of holy

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of holy

Ancestry of “holi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāliġholy
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “holi”

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