Where does “Wholock” come from?
Wholock (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.
Wholock (English): A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who
Definitions
- A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who
Ancestry of “Wholock”, step by step
Wholock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English WHO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WHO | — |
| 2 | English | ’s | — |
| 3 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 4 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 5 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 6 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 7 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |