Etymograph

English

holidaymaking

From holiday + making.

A compound of holiday + making

Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz

Old English hāliġdæġ ‘holy day’

Middle English halyday ‘a religious holiday or celebration’

English holiday

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun Going on holiday.

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

Etymograph / holidaymaking