Whole

What “Whole” means

Adj

1. Entire, undivided.
2. Entire, undivided.
3. Sound, uninjured, healthy.
4. From which none of its constituents has been removed.
5. As yet unworked.

Adv

1. In entirety; entirely; wholly.

Noun

1. Something complete, without any parts missing.
2. An entirety.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole From Middle English whol, hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). The spelling with wh-, attested since ca. 1400, represents an excrescent /w/, which developed in words with initial /(h)ɔː/, /(h)oː/ in southwestern dialects of Middle English. While this pronunciation did not establish itself in the standard language (except in one), the spelling survived in whole and whore, in the former case likely reinforced by a desire to disambiguate from hole. Cognates Compare West Frisian hiel, Low German heel/heil, Dutch heel, German heil, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hel, Norwegian N

Business name ideas with “Whole”

Industries where “Whole” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Nutrition Coach
• Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners