hollin

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kelh₂-“to beat, break”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hulis“holly”
3. Old English · inherited fromholeġn
4. Middle English · inherited fromholin
5. English todayhollin

From Middle English holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).

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