An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Hulst

by Friedrich Kluge

Hulst, masculine, ‘holly,’ from the equivalent Middle High German huls (compare Axt, from Middle High German ackes), Old High German huls, hulis, masculine; from German, French houx is derived. Compare English holly, Anglo-Saxon holegn, English hulver, Keltic kelen, ‘holly.’