Where does “wholeheartedly” come from?
Wholeheartedly derives from English wholehearted, combining English whole from Old English hol and Old English -līċ, though the ultimate origin remains uncertain through the provided chain.
wholeheartedly (English): In a wholehearted manner; enthusiastically;...
Definitions
- In a wholehearted manner; enthusiastically;...
Ancestry of “wholeheartedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wholehearted | Having no reservations; showing unconditional and... |
| 2 | English | hearted | simple past tense and past participle of heart;... |
| 3 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 5 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |