Where does “houx” come from?

houx (Middle French) comes from Old French hous, from Frankish hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “houx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhousholly
2Frankishhulisholly
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “houx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Frankish hulis →Every word from Old French hous →