Where does “slantwise” come from?

slantwise (English) comes from English -wise, from Middle English -wise, from Old English -wīs — -wise.

slantwise (English): diagonal, in a direction or orientation between...

Definitions

  1. diagonal, in a direction or orientation between...

Ancestry of “slantwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-wisein the direction or orientation of; in the manner...
2Middle English-wise—
3Old English-wīs-wise
Every word from Old English -wīs →