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Where does “unhole” come from?

unhole (Middle English) comes from Old English unhāl, from Proto-Germanic unhailaz — not whole, unhealthy; not whole; unhealthy.

Ancestry of “unhole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunhālunwhole; unhealthy; sick; infirm
2Proto-Germanicunhailaznot whole, unhealthy; not whole; unhealthy

Words derived from “unhole”

  • unwhole
  • unwholeness
  • unwholly
Every word from Proto-Germanic unhailaz →