Etymology

holloway

H4O1L1L1O1W4A1Y4

Today it means: A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age. Full definition →

Old English holh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromholh“hollow”
  2. English todayHolloway

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holway.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishholh all →

hollowHolcombeHolroydHolfordHolwellHolkhamHolway

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