Where does “wholesaleness” come from?
wholesaleness (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.
wholesaleness (English): The quality of being wholesale
Definitions
- The quality of being wholesale
Ancestry of “wholesaleness”, step by step
wholesaleness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |