Where does “Wholigan” come from?

Wholigan (English) comes from English WHO, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.

Wholigan (English): A fan of the English rock band The Who

Definitions

  1. A fan of the English rock band The Who

Ancestry of “Wholigan”, step by step

Wholigan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English WHO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWHO
2English’s
3EnglishKingstownOS grid ref NY3959
4EnglishtownA settlement; an area with residential districts,...
5Middle Englishtountown
6Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
7Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
8Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English hooligan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhooliganA person that causes trouble or violence;...
2EnglishHoulihanA kind of lasso throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-