Where does “acrosswise” come from?

acrosswise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

acrosswise (English): In a way that goes across; crosswise

Definitions

  1. In a way that goes across; crosswise

Ancestry of “acrosswise”, step by step

acrosswise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English across

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacrossTo, toward, or from the far side of; On the...
2Middle EnglishacrosIn the shape of a cross
3Anglo-Normanan croiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →