Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*kelh₂-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-, most common first.
- hollyAny of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holtA small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- calamitousCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- hollinholly
- glaiveA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- claviformLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- SucellusThe Gaulish god of agriculture, forests and alcoholic drink.