Where does “lookswise” come from?

lookswise (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.

lookswise (English): In a manner that pertains to looks or appearance

Definitions

  1. In a manner that pertains to looks or appearance

Ancestry of “lookswise”, step by step

lookswise 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 looks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlooksplural of look; API pl; One's appearance or...
2EnglishlookTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s...
3Middle Englishlokento look
4Old Englishlōcianto look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,...
5Proto-West Germaniclōkōnto look, see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →