Where does “shuttlewise” come from?

shuttlewise (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.

shuttlewise (English): Back and forth, like a shuttle

Definitions

  1. Back and forth, like a shuttle

Ancestry of “shuttlewise”, step by step

shuttlewise 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 shuttle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshuttleA tool used to carry the woof back and forth...
2Middle Englishshutel—
3Old Englishsċyteldart, arrow; a dart, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskutilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →