Where does “wholestitch” come from?

wholestitch (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.

wholestitch (English): A lacemaking stitch used in filling

Definitions

  1. A lacemaking stitch used in filling

Ancestry of “wholestitch”, step by step

wholestitch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English whole

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

via English stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen
3Old Englishstiċċan
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą