Where does “hōlijan” come from?
hōlijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hōlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-.
hōlijan (Proto-West Germanic): to speak vainly; to calumniate, slander
Definitions
- to speak vainly; to calumniate, slander
Ancestry of “hōlijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hōlijaną | to speak vainly; to calumniate, slander |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱeh₁l- | — |