Where does “sinisterwise” come from?

sinisterwise (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.

sinisterwise (English): sinister; on the left-hand side from the wearer's...

Definitions

  1. sinister; on the left-hand side from the wearer's...

Ancestry of “sinisterwise”, step by step

sinisterwise 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 sinister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsinisterInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate;...
2Middle Englishsinistreunlucky
3Old Frenchsinistraleft
4Latinsinestraleft hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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