Where does “hedgewise” come from?

hedgewise (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.

hedgewise (English): In the manner of a hedge

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a hedge

Ancestry of “hedgewise”, step by step

hedgewise 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 hedge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhedgeA thicket of bushes or other shrubbery,...
2Middle EnglishheggeA hedge; a plant grown as a boundary; A bush or...
3Old Englishheċġfence
4Proto-Germanic*haggju—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →