Whol(e) [Whole, Whol]

Morpheme

Whol(e) [Whole, Whol]

Type

free base

Denotation

entire

Etymology

Middle English hol, hole; Old English hāl

Evidence

unwholesome, whole, wholesale, wholes, wholesome, wholeness, wholish, wholly

Notes

<wh> spelling developed in 5c.
whole, hale, hail, and heil are doublets

See Also

Hole, Hale, Hail, Heil, Sole