English
hollin
Hollin comes from Old English holeġn ‘holly’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *hulis.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hulis‘holly’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150holeġn‘holly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500holin
- Englishtodayhollin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hulis‘holly’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150holeġn‘holly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500holin
- Englishtodayhollin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- ‘to beat, break’
clerk, coup, clergy, cleric, calamity, gladiator, holt, calamitous, clematis, clade, gladiolus, 29 more
through Old English holeġn ‘holly’
Today it means
noun holly
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *hulis / hollin