Where does “nonwholesale” come from?
nonwholesale (English) comes from English wholesale, 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.
nonwholesale (English): Not wholesale
Definitions
- Not wholesale
Ancestry of “nonwholesale”, step by step
nonwholesale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wholesale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wholesale | The sale of products, often in large quantities,... |
| 2 | English | whole | Entire, undivided; Sound, uninjured, healthy;... |
| 3 | Middle English | hol | hollow, empty; concave, sunken; holey |
| 4 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |