Where does “aslantwise” come from?
aslantwise (English) comes from English aslant, from Middle English aslant, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
aslantwise (English): aslant; in a slanting orientation
Definitions
- aslant; in a slanting orientation
Ancestry of “aslantwise”, step by step
aslantwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aslant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aslant | Slanting; At a slant; Diagonally over or across |
| 2 | Middle English | aslant | at an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |