Where does “athwartwise” come from?
athwartwise (English) comes from English athwart, from Middle English athwert, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
athwartwise (English): athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
Definitions
- athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
Ancestry of “athwartwise”, step by step
athwartwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English athwart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | athwart | From side to side; across; Across the path;... |
| 2 | Middle English | athwert | — |
| 3 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |