whole

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 511 words | Copyright

whole in good or sound condition; not divided into parts OE.; sb. the complete amount XIV; a combination of parts XVII. OE. (ġe)hāl = OS. hēl (Du. (ge)heel), (O)HG. heil, ON. heill, Goth. (ga)hails :- Gmc. *(ga)χailaz :- IE. *kailos (repr. also in Balto-Sl.). wholesale first in phr. by w., †by the w. XV. wholesome conducive to well-being XII. prob. OE. *hālsum, with Gmc. parallels. wholly to the full or complete extent, in full. OE. *hāllīċe; see -LY2.

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