Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “holsom” come from?

holsom (Middle English) comes from Old English hālsum, from Proto-Germanic hailasamaz.

holsom (Middle English): wholesome

Definitions

  1. wholesome

Ancestry of “holsom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhālsum—
2Proto-Germanichailasamaz—

Words derived from “holsom”

  • wholesome
  • holesome
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailasamaz →