Etymograph

English

Holroyd

Holroyd comes from Old English holh ‘hollow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover, hide’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱel-‘to cover, hide’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulaz‘hollow’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulhwaz‘hollow’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulwiją‘hollow, cavity’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*holhreconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150holh‘hollow’
  7. EnglishtodayHolroyd

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱel-‘to cover, hide’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulaz‘hollow’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulhwaz‘hollow’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hulwiją‘hollow, cavity’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*holhreconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150holh‘hollow’
  7. EnglishtodayHolroyd

The story

English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (‘hollow’) + royd (‘clearing’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover, hide’

hell, cell, hall, color, ceiling, hull, helmet, halt, holder, helm, conceal, occult, clandestine, holden, uphold, sari, sala, cilia, recline, declination, declension, haugh, tricolour, seel, halberd, hele, 37 more

through Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’

hole, hollow, holing

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- / Holroyd

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