Where does “lengthwise” come from?
Lengthwise comes from English length plus the suffix -wise, from Middle English -wis, Old English -wīs, Proto-Germanic langaz meaning long, and Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós.
lengthwise (English): In the long direction of an oblong object
Definitions
- In the long direction of an oblong object
Ancestry of “lengthwise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 2 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 3 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |