Where does “edgestitch” come from?

edgestitch (English) comes from English edge, 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.

edgestitch (English): One of a line of small stitches sewn close to an...

Definitions

  1. One of a line of small stitches sewn close to an...

Ancestry of “edgestitch”, step by step

edgestitch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English edge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedgeThe boundary line of a surface; A one-dimensional...
2EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
3Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
4Old Englishwīswise
5Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen
3Old Englishstiċċan
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-