Where does “holie” come from?

holie (Middle 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.

holie (Middle English): Alternative form of holy

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of holy

Ancestry of “holie”, step by step

holie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English holin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholinholly
2Old Englishholeġn—
3Proto-West Germanichulisholly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Middle English holyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishholyn—
2Old Englishholenholly

Words derived from “holie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hulis →Every word from Old English holeġn →