Etymology

heartwhole

H4E1A1R1T1W4H4O1L1E1

Today it means: Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy. Full definition →

First used 15th c.English whole ← Middle English hol ← Old English hāl
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérd
  3. Proto-Germanic*hertô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hertā
  5. Old Englishheorte
  6. Middle Englishherte
  7. Englishheart
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  9. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*hail
  11. Old Englishhāl
  12. Middle Englishhol
  13. Englishwhole
  14. English todayheartwhole

From heart + whole.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy.
  • from 17th c. Not in love; romantically unattached.
  • from 17th c. Wholehearted, sincere.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.