Etymology

wholely

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English whole ← Middle English hol ← Old English hāl
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hail
  4. Old Englishhāl
  5. Middle Englishhol
  6. Englishwhole
  7. English todaywholely

From whole + -ly.

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