Where does “bodkinwise” come from?

bodkinwise (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.

bodkinwise (English): Closely wedged between two people

Definitions

  1. Closely wedged between two people

Ancestry of “bodkinwise”, step by step

bodkinwise 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 bodkin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbodkinA small sharp pointed tool for making holes in...
2Middle Englishboydekindagger
3Middle Englishboyde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →