Where does “slopewise” come from?

slopewise (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.

slopewise (English): In a sloping fashion; obliquely

Definitions

  1. In a sloping fashion; obliquely

Ancestry of “slopewise”, step by step

slopewise 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 slope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslopeAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or...
2EnglishaslopeSlanted or sloping; In an unintended or...
3Middle Englishaslope—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →