The story
- Old English · inherited fromhāliġlīċe
- Middle English · inherited fromholily
- English todayholily
From Middle English holily, holyly, holilie, holiliche, holyliche, haliliche, haliʒlike, haliliʒ, from Old English hāliġlīċe, equivalent to holy + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.