386: whole Dec 29, 2016

If a meal is wholesome, it is healthy. The word 'whole' comes from the Old English, 'hāl' which is etymologically related to the word hǣlth which means 'health', and 'hæil' which means hail' (as in "hail and hearty" or "ƿæs hæil" The spelling with wh- reflects a dialectical pronunciation with 'w-' first appeared in text around the 15th century.