English word whole comes from Proto-Indo-European *kei-, Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus, Proto-Indo-European *kóylos, Proto-Indo-European *koyl-, Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilos, Proto-Indo-European *kuH-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱowH-, Proto-Germanic *hailaz (Omen, portent.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kei- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kóh₂ilus | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kóylos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *koyl- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kóh₂ilos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kuH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ḱowH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *hailaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Omen, portent. |
| *koil- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *hailaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Entire, complete. Healthy, sound. Whole, unbroken, intact. |
| *ḱuHlós | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *hulaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Hollow. |
| *hulą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A hollow; depression; hole. |
| hol | Old English (ang) | A hole, a hollow Calumny; slander. |
| *hailzą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| hal | Old English (ang) | Sound, healthy, intact. Whole, undivided. |
| heill | Old Norse (non) | |
| hāl | Old English (ang) | |
| hool | Middle English (enm) | |
| whole | English (en) | An entirety.. Something complete, without any parts missing. (colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly. (of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.. Entire.. Sound, uninjured, healthy. |