Where does “heightwise” come from?

heightwise (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.

heightwise (English): In terms of height; vertical; In a heightwise...

Definitions

  1. In terms of height; vertical; In a heightwise...

Ancestry of “heightwise”, step by step

heightwise 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 height

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheightThe distance from the base of something to the...
2Middle Englishheighte
3Old Englishhēahþu
4Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-
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