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Where does “heartwhole” come from?

heartwhole (English) comes from English whole, from Middle English hol, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

heartwhole (English): Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy;...

Definitions

  1. Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy;...

Ancestry of “heartwhole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwholeEntire, undivided; Sound, uninjured, healthy;...
2Middle Englishholhollow, empty; concave, sunken; holey
3Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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